Political Risk
Costa 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....
2011-11-10Costa Rica
While we are somewhat encouraged by the announcement that a third revision of the fiscal reform package is likely to pass through congress following approval from the opposition Acción...
2011-09-20El Salvador
BMI View: We are downgrading El Salvador's short term political risk rating on the back of what we anticipate will be political deadlock following upcoming legislative elections....
2011-08-25Nicaragua
Allegations that the Nicaraguan government is attempting to win the upcoming general election through undemocratic means look set to persist ahead of the November ballot. Although the...
2011-06-13Costa Rica
Costa Rica's political stability is coming increasingly under threat from an uptick in violent crime associated with the illicit drugs trade and a worsening of congressional deadlock....
2011-06-07
