Economy

BMI View: Despite President Ricardo Martinelli's administration proposing the largest fiscal deficit on record in 2011, we expect sound fiscal management to maintain Panama's status... 2010-08-02

BMI View: While Costa Rica's domestic demand picture is encouraging, we caution that the weakening outlook for exports amid poor demand in the US and Europe is likely to cap real GDP... 2010-07-28

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

BMI View: Although we see long-term risks to Guatemala's balance of payments accounts, record reserve levels imply ample support to stave off significant currency weakness this year... 2010-07-12

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

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