Fiscal Adjustment Looming

BMI View: We believe Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa's ambitious spending plans for 2010 will be constrained by limited access to international debt markets and balance of payments pressure on the dollarised economy. While 2010 may be the beginning of a much-needed long-term fiscal adjustment, Correa is unlikely to rein in expenditure willingly, in our view.

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