Country Risk Rating

The decision to join the Venezuelan-led Alternativa Bolivariana de las Américas (ALBA) could be a risky strategy for the Honduran government. In terms of our political risk ratings,... 2008-10-02

The decision to join the Venezuelan-led Alternativa Bolivariana de las Américas (ALBA) could be a risky strategy for the Honduran government. In terms of our political risk ratings,... 2008-10-02

Guatemala's political landscape has been rocked by revelations that the country's security agencies have been keeping tabs on high-profile politicians, including President Álvaro... 2008-10-02

A strike by tow boat workers that threatened to disrupt the flow of traffic through the Panama Canal took place in early September. The strike occurred at two of the Canal's major... 2008-10-02

Costa Rica's Finance Minster Guillermo Zúñiga has expressed a desire to run for the country's presidency in 2010. Zúñiga enjoys the support of Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN)... 2008-09-30

Pedro Miguel Gonzalez stepped down as leader of Panama's National Assembly in August, following the expiry of his term in office. Gonzalez is wanted in the US on charges of the murder... 2008-09-05

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

Panama became a full member of the Andean Development Corporation (CAF), a multilateral financial institution that promotes sustainable development and regional economic integration.... 2008-07-31

According to Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez, Honduras is discussing possible membership to the Alternativa Bolivariana para las Américas (ALBA), the Caracas-led economic and... 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