Costa Rica
Economy
Agreement on a free trade deal between Costa Rica and China should provide an early boost to the incoming Laura Chinchilla administration. However, with the deal predominantly favouring...
2010-02-12Economy
We have lowered our short-term economic risk ratings for Central America as the region continues to face an uphill struggle to recover from a challenging global macroeconomic environment....
2010-02-10Economy
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...
2010-02-08Economy
Recession and the run-up to February's presidential election have left Costa Rica's public coffers depleted. While government bond issues are meeting the financing requirements for...
2010-01-20Economy
Regardless of February's electoral outcome, we see little risk of a deterioration in Costa Rica's short- or long-term political risk ratings going forward. Out of all the Central...
2010-01-13Economy
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...
2010-01-08Economy
A surge in support for Movimiento Libertario candidate Otto Guevara in November (more than double his approval ratings in September), seems to have introduced an eleventh-hour game...
2009-12-08Economy
Favourable balance of payments dynamics and a weak dollar have seen the Costa Rican colón rally in recent months. While we see further scope for upside, we note that the central...
2009-12-02




