El Salvador

Workers remittance inflows totalled US$1.94bn in the first six months of 2008, a 6.6% y-o-y rise from the previous year. While down from the double-digit rate seen in recent years,... 2008-07-30

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

BMI View: Faced with mounting energy bills and shrinking popular support, an increasing number of Central American and Caribbean governments have turned to Venezuelan leader Hugo... 2008-07-22

El Salvador's congress approved a bill in June doubling the monthly subsidy given to public transport companies in a bid to keep prices under wraps. Bus and minibus companies now... 2008-07-02

BMI View: Real GDP growth came in at 4.2% y-o-y in Q108, a significant moderation from 4.9% in Q407, signalling to us that the domestic economy is starting to feel the negative... 2008-07-02

BMI View: Workers remittances rose by just 0.7% y-o-y in April, the lowest rate of growth in five years. That outturn took year-to-date expansion to 3.3% y-o-y for the first four... 2008-06-09

BMI View: We are concerned about the spike seen in Central America's cumulative trade deficit in recent years caused by robust domestic demand and soaring global commodity prices.... 2008-06-09