Country Risk Rating
Costa Rica
Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla remains one of the most popular leaders in the Central American region, according to a recent CID-Gallup poll, with a 64% approval rating. This...
2010-08-03Guatemala
Francisco Dall'Anese Ruiz, former district attorney for Costa Rica who replaced Carlos Castresana as head of the Comisión Internacional contra la Impunidad en Guatemala (CICIG) on...
2010-08-02Panama
Recent strike action by both canal and banana plantation workers in Panama demonstrates the extent of domestic opposition to President Ricardo Martinelli's attempts to introduce greater...
2010-08-02Honduras
Honduras's monthly economic activity index continues to climb, posting growth of 4.4% year-on-year (y-o-y) in seasonally adjusted terms in April, up from 3.8% in March. While base effects...
2010-07-05Nicaragua
The administration of President Daniel Ortega continues to come under stiff criticism both at home and abroad for perceptions that the country's relatively nascent democratic institutions...
2010-07-02Costa Rica
Costa Rica remains in the tier-two category of the US State Department's Trafficking In Persons Report for 2010, yet is placed above neighbours Nicaragua and Panama, which are grouped...
2010-07-02Panama
Panama's government will experience a sustained rise in revenues over the medium term in our view, following the recent confirmation of its plans to increase tariffs for the Panama...
2010-07-02El Salvador
El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes has announced that he intends to implement a total ban on mining, undermining the generally pro-business policy stance that places El Salvador...
2010-06-30
