Political Risk
Costa Rica
BMI View: Central America's two speed economic development is set to continue, as political obstacles in the economies with the weakest growth outlook prevent the introduction of...
2010-08-31Nicaragua
In its first rating's action on Nicaragua since 2006, on May 26 Moody's raised the Central American state's foreign currency government bond rating to B3 from Caa1 and affirmed its...
2010-06-03Guatemala
BMI View: Progress in Guatemala's fight against organised crime is allaying investor concerns after last year's spike in political risk. However, while we continue to see potential...
2010-04-22Costa Rica
Costa Rican president-elect Laura Chinchilla is already busying herself with closer regional integration and a concerted effort to tackle organised crime in Central America before...
2010-04-19Honduras
BMI View: The diplomatic cold shoulder many regional leaders will cause little concern for the new Honduran president, provided Porfirio Lobo Sosa's administration can maintain...
2010-03-05Panama
Panama's long-term political risk ratings have been downgraded slightly on the back of growing concerns over the impartiality of the country's judiciary. The move to replace a popular...
2010-02-24Costa Rica
Laura Chinchilla has won the presidential race in Costa Rica on February 7, paving the way for another four-year term for the Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN). Her main policy...
2010-02-08Costa Rica
BMI View: Central America is likely to experience spiraling levels of drug-related crime in 2010, with regional governments relatively powerless to counter the influence of local...
2010-01-08
