Guatemala

BMI View: As we had suspected, end-2008 central bank inflation expectations reached a peak in July this year at 12.4%, and have since edged lower to 11.5% in October. This trend... 2008-10-31

The Guatemalan government has asked congress to approve US$986mn for the interior and defence ministries for the 2009 budget. According to President Álvaro Colom, the request for... 2008-10-31

BMI View: Although consumer price inflation in Guatemala is still running in the double digits, we expect the central bank ( Banguat )'s focus to turn increasingly towards the country's... 2008-10-28

Guatemala's political landscape has been rocked by revelations that the country's security agencies have been keeping tabs on high-profile politicians, including President Álvaro... 2008-10-02

BMI View: The Guatemalan central bank, Banguat , has lowered its 2008 real GDP forecast for a second time this year, to 4.3%. Such an outturn would mark a considerable slowdown from... 2008-10-02

Guatemala's political landscape has been rocked by revelations that the country's security agencies have been keeping tabs on high-profile politicians, including President Álvaro... 2008-09-22

BMI View: The listing of private investment fund Guatefondo on the local bourse is unlikely to offer significant opportunities for the foreign investor, given the relatively small... 2008-09-02

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... 2008-07-30

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%.... 2008-07-30

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