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
BMI View: Central America's two speed economic development is set to continue, as political obstacles in the economies with the weakest growth outlook prevent the introduction of...
2010-08-31Economy
Francisco Dall'Anese Ruiz, former district attorney for Costa Rica who replaced Carlos Castresana as head of the Comisión Internacional contra la Impunidad en Guatemala (CICIG) on...
2010-08-02Economy
BMI View: Although we see long-term risks to Guatemala's balance of payments accounts, record reserve levels imply ample support to stave off significant currency weakness this year...
2010-07-12Economy
President Álvaro Colom has appointed Edgar Balsells as Guatemala's new finance minister following the resignation of Alberto Fuentes on June 23 over the failure to pass much-needed...
2010-06-30Economy
The twin blows of tropical storm Agatha and the eruption of Pacaya volcano have prompted the Guatemalan government to examine the possibility of increasing the ceiling for the 2010...
2010-06-08Economy
Central American states and the European Union agreed to a historic agreement on liberalising trade, cutting import tariffs and granting complete market access to industrial products...
2010-06-03Economy
BMI View: Although price pressures in Guatemala started 2010 on a strong footing, we believe they are now set for a cooling-off period, thanks to a drop in both imported and domestic...
2010-05-18Economy
While all Central American economies averted a banking sector crisis in 2009, we believe there is a huge divergence in growth potential for the coming years. Our favoured market from...
2010-04-27
