Belize

BMI View: The re-election of Belizean Prime Minister Dean Barrow, who said that restructuring the country's outstanding US$547mn bond would be a priority of his second term in office,... 2012-03-15

BMI View: The introduction of the issue of debt servicing to Belize's March 7 general elections portends poorly for the country's sovereign credentials. With the economy still displaying... 2012-03-06

Belize's weighty debt burden continues to cause us considerable concern, and with a sovereign ratings downgrade from S&P and a higher coupon price about to be levied upon its debt... 2011-09-13

BMI View: Despite running a consistent primary surplus, Belize's fiscal accounts remain a long way from healthy, as expenditures continue to rise and the still-recovering economy... 2011-03-23

A significant shift in import and export dynamics in Belize has caused us to revise our forecast for the trade balance, and we are now expecting the deficit to shrink from US$250mn... 2010-10-01

Belize's economy held up relatively well last year, with preliminary data from the country's statistics agency showing real GDP growth fell just 0.2% in Q309. While this was the... 2010-02-10

Belize's main exports were 25.8% lower in January to August 2009 than during the same period in 2008. The fall was led by a 59.6% contraction in the value of petroleum exports over... 2009-11-26

The Belizean economy expanded by 3.0% in 2008, shaking off the impact of two tropical storms that caused economic losses estimated to have totalled US$75mn (5.4% of GDP). This year... 2009-06-18

A major step in the long-running Belizean-Guatemalan border dispute was taken on December 8, when a special agreement was signed between the two governments to allow the International... 2008-12-19

On October 6 Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya secured the candidacy of her party, the United Democratic Party (UDP), for next March's municipal elections, despite strong opposition... 2008-11-05