Economy

BMI View: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's administration appears reluctant to reduce the public sector wage bill despite IMF protestations, and this is likely to keep the public... 2010-07-22

Nicaragua's goods trade deficit fell to US$255mn through the first four months of the year according to latest data from the central bank, representing a 42.9% y-o-y decrease from... 2010-07-02

BMI View: Costa Rica's expanded a whopping 5.1% in Q110, up from 2.9% in Q409 and -0.2% in Q309, however the magnitude of this rise can be attributed in large part to base effects,... 2010-07-02

BMI View: We remain relatively unconcerned over Honduras' slow progress on restoring diplomatic ties within Latin America over the short term, yet we believe that regional integration... 2010-06-30

BMI View: The exposure of Costa Rica's private banking sector to exchange rate risks from recent US dollar weakness is likely to prevent the country from adopting a freely-floating... 2010-06-21

Headline consumer price inflation in Costa Rica ticked higher in May, reaching its highest level since July 2009, at 6.2% year-on-year (y-o-y). Costa Rican inflation troughed in November... 2010-06-08

macro table

BMI View: The Panamanian economy's robust recovery continued apace in Q110, according to recent data, with the monthly index of economic activity measure up 4.7% y-o-y, and a solid... 2010-06-08

We are becoming concerned about the short-term inflationary trend in Nicaragua, where central bank data imply the pressures on consumer prices are starting to build significantly. According... 2010-06-08

Central American states and the European Union agreed to a historic agreement on liberalising trade, cutting import tariffs and granting complete market access to industrial products... 2010-06-03