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
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...
2010-03-09Economy
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
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...
2010-02-08Economy
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,...
2010-01-18Economy
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
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....
2009-12-16Economy
As companies seek alternative investment opportunities in Latin America, we believe that impressive business environment credentials and scope for economic convergence with more advanced...
2009-11-26Economy
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
