Nicaragua

BMI View: Provisional exit polls showed a comprehensive victory for President Daniel Ortega's Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) in Nicaragua's municipal elections,... 2008-11-11

BMI View: Nicaragua's total external debt stock is unlikely to rise significantly by end-2008, or during 2009. We are forecasting total external debt of US$3.5bn in both 2008 (53.6%... 2008-10-31

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has barred independent observers from overseeing the country's municipal elections, scheduled for November 9. The president justified his actions... 2008-10-31

BMI View: Nicaragua's gaping current account deficit will remain in high-risk territory this year and next, in spite of the positive impact that falling commodity prices will have... 2008-10-28

Several flashpoints across the country in September underscore the risk of increased violence ahead of November's controversial regional elections. Tension erupted in the municipality... 2008-10-02

BMI View: Total external debt hit US$3.5bn in the first half of 2008, according to the central bank, up just US$0.25bn in Q208. That leaves the country's external debt to exports... 2008-10-02

BMI View: Incidents of violence and widespread social unrest have cast a shadow over the upcoming municipal elections, pencilled in for November 9. Serious question marks over the... 2008-09-23

Our short-term political risk rating continues to feel the brunt of surging inflation, with the consumer price index increasing by a rapid 23.7% y-o-y in July. Social unrest and widespread... 2008-09-04

Rising wage costs, high commodity prices, administrative costs ahead of regional elections and increased subsidies in 2008 have exacerbated Nicaragua's fiscal weaknesses. Fiscal... 2008-07-31

According to local newspaper La Prensa, several key leaders of the Colombian rebel group Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) were spotted in Managua meeting with President... 2008-07-31