Nicaragua

After Nicaragua ended 2012 with total public debt of US$5.4bn (51.5% of GDP), a little under our 52.8% of GDP estimate, we have revised down our 2013 forecast to 50.4% of GDP. This... 2013-06-03

Nicaragua reported remittance growth of 11.3% in 2012, one of the highest in the region, largely on the back of a 37.4% increase in inflows from Costa Rica. Indeed, Costa Rica is now... 2013-05-06

Recent opinion polls show President Daniel Ortega has strong popular support. Indeed, a Borge and Associates poll gives the president a 74.7% approval rating, while an M&R Consultants... 2013-05-06

As Venezuela's political environment begins to deteriorate rapidly, we see increased risks to Nicaragua's macroeconomic stability given the strong political and trade ties between the... 2013-05-02

In a joint effort, Nicaraguan and Russian authorities dismantled a drug trafficking operation moving cocaine from Nicaragua to Europe. This comes after the two countries signed a bilateral... 2013-04-02

Nicaragua ended 2012 with a current account deficit of 12.9% of GDP. While this represents an improvement from the prior year's current account deficit of 13.2% of GDP, it came largely... 2013-04-02

BMI View: Central America's energy sector is fragmented and overly reliant on expensive imported fuels and unreliable hydropower. Plans to change this include the construction of an... 2013-04-02