Political Risk

BMI View: President Manuel Zelaya is playing a risky game by increasingly marginalising Honduras' relations with the US. Indeed, the country's powerful business community has already... 2008-09-29

BMI View: Incidents of violence and widespread social unrest have cast a shadow over the upcoming municipal elections, pencilled in for November 9. Serious question marks over the... 2008-09-23

Guatemala's political landscape has been rocked by revelations that the country's security agencies have been keeping tabs on high-profile politicians, including President Álvaro... 2008-09-22

BMI View: Political risk remains firmly on the radar in El Salvador. The government's popularity is shrinking as fast as inflation is rising, setting up the prospects of a possible... 2008-07-29

President Álvaro Colom, who was inaugurated in January, is the country's first centre-leftist leader in half a century. Unfortunately, just weeks into his four-year term, he has... 2008-02-11

BMI View: With the first round of the Guatemalan presidential election looming on September 9, the campaign is shaping up to be a two-man race. We believe that the UNE's Álvaro... 2007-08-07

BMI View: Manuel Noriega, who ruled Panama under a virtual military dictatorship during the 1980s, is scheduled to be released from a US prison in September. As yet it is unclear... 2007-07-31

BMI View: A three-way battle over a proposed hike in the minimum wage is underway between the labour unions, the business community, and the Ortega government. The acrimonious nature... 2007-05-10

BMI View: Costa Rica will soon hold a public referendum over whether to enter the DR-CAFTA free trade bloc. With the choice thrown open to the public, there exists uncertainty over... 2007-05-09

Over the past six months, BMI has undertaken a review of our Short-Term and Structural Political Ratings. This is an ongoing process which will be fully completed by the end of... 2007-04-25