Political Risk

High global commodity prices are pushing food and fuel prices higher, making the Bolivian government's subsidies and price caps unsustainable. With fiscal pressures likely to encourage... 2011-02-23

Former president Alejandro Toledo looks increasingly likely to emerge victorious from Peru's presidential election on April 10. His free-market, investor-friendly economic policies... 2011-02-03

BMI View: With Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez set to rule by decree for one year, the opposition Mesa de la Unidad Democratica (MUD) coalition will be unable to alter an increasingly... 2010-12-17

BMI View: We believe Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa's decision to restore full diplomatic ties with Colombia is likely to boost investor sentiment towards Ecuador due to the consequential... 2010-12-01

BMI View: The recent violence in Ecuador reaffirms our long-held view that President Rafael Correa's current policy trajectory is unsustainable. With strong and rising opposition... 2010-10-01

BMI View: With Venezuela's legislative elections in sight we believe intense party campaigning will heighten political risks over the coming weeks. While the outcome is still too... 2010-08-31

BMI View: We believe Colombia's diplomatic relationship with Venezuela will remain fragile so long as the dispute over alleged Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) presence... 2010-08-12

BMI View: We view the recent call from the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) to discuss a peace resolution with the Colombian government as a sign of their weakening... 2010-08-03

BMI View: We believe that Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's recent move to cut diplomatic ties with Colombia is a political tactic to divert attention away from the country's dire... 2010-07-26

BMI View: Given Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa's recent threat to break off diplomatic ties with Colombia we believe that frosty relations between the two countries are set to... 2010-07-12