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Uruguay / Economy

While we expect weakening goods and services balances to widen Uruguay's current account deficit, we believe the financial account will more than cover the shortfall. Indeed, Uruguay remains an attractive destination for direct and portfolio investment, a trend we expect will continue over the medium term.

2013-05-15

Argentina / Economy

In line with our expectations, Argentina's goods trade surplus continues to fall in year-on-year terms. While we believe base effects and a currency devaluation this year will help... 2013-05-13


Paraguay / Economy

Paraguayan Finance Minister Manual Ferreira has asked the IMF to examine whether or not the country has paid a US$10bn historic debt to Brazil for the construction of the Itaipú... 2013-05-03


Country Risk Rating

Paraguay

Paraguayan Finance Minister Manual Ferreira has asked the IMF to examine whether or not the country has paid a US$10bn historic debt to Brazil for the construction of the Itaipú... 2013-05-03


Uruguay

POLITICAL RISK - Uruguayan Congress Legalises Gay Marriage Uruguay's congress voted in mid-April to legalise same-sex marriage, with both the lower and upper houses approving the legislation... 2013-05-03


Argentina

The dissident faction of the Partido Justicialista (PJ, Peronists) launched their campaign on May 1 with a stinging rebuke of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and... 2013-05-03


Chile

POLITICAL RISK - Leading Centre-Right Candidate Drops Out Of Presidential Race Laurence Golborne, a former minister of mining, and the leading candidate to be the centre-right Coalición... 2013-05-02

Economy

Uruguay

While we expect weakening goods and services balances to widen Uruguay's current account deficit, we believe the financial account will more than cover the shortfall. Indeed, Uruguay... 2013-05-15


Argentina

In line with our expectations, Argentina's goods trade surplus continues to fall in year-on-year terms. While we believe base effects and a currency devaluation this year will help... 2013-05-13


Paraguay

Paraguay's central bank has recently released a 2013 projection, forecasting 13.0% real GDP growth this year. After contracting by 1.2% in 2012 on the back of both a severe drought... 2013-05-03


Argentina

Argentina's foreign currency reserves fell to US$39.5bn at the end of April, a 16.7% contraction in year-on-year (y-o-y) terms. Reserves have contracted for 21 months in a row, as pressures... 2013-05-03

Political Risk

Argentina

A new poll shows that a majority of respondents do not want Argentina's ruling Frente Para la Victoria (FPV) to win the October mid-term election, in line with our view that the party... 2013-05-03


Paraguay

Horacio Cartes of the Asociación Nacional Republicana-Partido Colorado (ANR-PC) won the April 21 Paraguayan presidential election with 45.8% of the vote and ambitious goals... 2013-04-22


Paraguay

Recently released data show that presidential candidate Horacio Cartes, of the opposition Colorados party, continues to enjoy the support of a plurality of the Paraguayan electorate,... 2013-03-19


Argentina

We expect that weak performance in Argentina's 2013 mid-term elections will lead to a power shift away from the ruling Frente para la Victoria (FPV) and President Cristina Fernández... 2013-02-22

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