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Costa Rica / Economy
The Banco Central de Costa Rica (BBCR) held its policy rate at 5.0% in December for the seventh straight month. This decision was based on dynamic, but stable growth in credit to the private sector and inflation remaining well within the BCCR's target band of 4%-6%, coming in at 4.9% y-o-y in November. We forecast the policy rate to come in at at 5.0% by end-2012, though we may...
2012-01-10Nicaragua / Economy
Inflation came in at 7.3% y-o-y in November, though it slowed slightly from 7.7% y-o-y in October, continuing to moderate from its August 2011 high. Inflation was driven by food prices,...
2012-01-10Nicaragua / Economy
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega will be inaugurated to a third term on January 10, and according to local news reports, the President is polling relatively well. Results of a poll...
2012-01-10Country Risk Rating
Nicaragua
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega will be inaugurated to a third term on January 10, and according to local news reports, the President is polling relatively well. Results of a poll...
2012-01-10Panama
Panama's President Ricardo Martinelli criticised the media during a speech in the National Assembly on January 2, one of his first public appearances of the year. According to local...
2012-01-10Costa Rica
The ruling Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN)'s tax plan remains stalled in the legislative assembly. Moreover, the constitutional court's decision to consider a filing on the unconstitutionality...
2012-01-10Costa Rica
Costa Rican libertarians officialised the creation of a new right-wing political party on November 20, after a scandal over campaign reimbursements plagued the Partido Movimiento Libertario...
2011-11-28Costa Rica
The Banco Central de Costa Rica (BBCR) held its policy rate at 5.0% in December for the seventh straight month. This decision was based on dynamic, but stable growth in credit to the...
2012-01-10Nicaragua
Inflation came in at 7.3% y-o-y in November, though it slowed slightly from 7.7% y-o-y in October, continuing to moderate from its August 2011 high. Inflation was driven by food prices,...
2012-01-10Panama
Panama's economic activity index (IMAE) continued to perform strongly in October 2011, growing by 8.4% y-o-y. The index averaged growth of 8.7% y-o-y between January and October. This...
2012-01-10Panama
We see Panama's balance of payments position as precarious in 2012, with a widening current account deficit funded increasingly by short-term financial inflows rather than more stable...
2012-01-10Costa Rica
BMI View : Few states in Central America are substantially equipped to deal with the massive challenges to long-term political stability. At present Costa Rica and Panama stand out...
2011-11-30Panama
A recent uptick in protests in Panama has prompted us to revise down our short-term proprietary risk rating for the country. With President Ricardo Martinelli keen to reverse the one-term...
2011-11-25El Salvador
BMI View: El Salvador's March 2012 legislative elections have become too close to call. We expect the ruling Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberacion Nacional (FMLN)'s once significant...
2011-11-23Nicaragua
BMI View: Incumbent President Daniel Ortega's victory in Nicaragua's November 6 presidential election will provide policy continuity for the country and anchor its political stability....
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