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Economy

Guatemalan President Álvaro Colom is backpedalling to restore confidence in the country's security institutions, after another series of high-level corruption allegations. On February... 2010-03-09


Economy

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


Economy

Guatemalan President Álvaro Colom is coming under criticism for his failure to have a clear strategy in addressing the issue of drug trafficking in the country. A recent UN report... 2010-02-08


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Economy

BMI View: Low public-debt to GDP levels in Guatemala mean we are not overly concerned about a significant uptick in short-term borrowing to cover the record fiscal gap. However,... 2010-01-18


Economy

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


Economy

BMI View: The absence of effective measures to combat Guatemala's rapidly deteriorating fiscal accounts has seen the hole in the government's accounts swell substantially in 2009.... 2009-12-16


Economy

As companies seek alternative investment opportunities in Latin America, we believe that impressive business environment credentials and scope for economic convergence with more advanced... 2009-11-26


Economy

BMI View: We are becoming increasingly wary of Guatemala's rising public debt levels, with little to suggest an improvement in the near term. Without a significant uptick in economic... 2009-11-04

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