Guatemala
Central America Monitor provides systematic political risk assessment, economic forecasts and business analysis on Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.Economy
Six months into his first term in office, President Álvaro Colom announced a cabinet reshuffle in July. Guatemala's leader replaced his health and agriculture ministers, Eusebio...
2008-07-30Economy
BMI View: In line with policymakers across the Latin American region, Guatemala's central bank, Banguat , raised the country's benchmark interest rate by 50bps in July to 7.25%....
2008-07-30Economy
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...
2008-07-22Economy
Guatemala's Interior Minister Vinicio Gomez, and Deputy Interior Minister Edgar Hernández, died in a helicopter crash on June 27. Pending an investigation, the fatalities occurred...
2008-07-02Economy
BMI View: Despite concerns that American holidaymakers would stay away amid a US economic slowdown, tourism flows have remain relatively robust so far in 2008. Related revenues...
2008-07-02Economy
Headline inflation surged into double digits in April at a rate of 10.4% y-o-y. This CPI outturn represented the fastest pace in well over a decade, fording the government to launch...
2008-06-09Economy
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....
2008-06-09Economy
The ruling Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza (UNE) temporarily suspended congress leader Eduardo Meyer at the beginning of June, pending the outcome of corruption allegations filed...
2008-06-09
