Costa Rica

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.... 2010-02-10

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... 2010-02-08

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... 2010-01-20

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... 2010-01-13

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

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... 2009-12-08

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