Country Risk Rating

Chile's year-to-date central government fiscal deficit represented 3.8% of GDP in September, according to the country's budget director, Alberto Arenas. This marks a further deterioration... 2009-11-03

The Paraguayan senate has approved by a substantial majority the re-negotiated agreement with Brazil over surplus energy from Itaipú, the world's largest hydroelectric dam by output.... 2009-11-03

President Felipe Calderón's administration is facing pressure from across the political spectrum, including members of his own party, regarding the proposed 2010 revenue law. The... 2009-10-30

President Cristina Fernández has moved forth with her plans to overhaul laws governing media and broadcasting, with a reform bill having been passed in parliament in mid-September.... 2009-10-07

In mid-September President Fernando Lugo revoked plans to allow US troops to hold a number of joint military and humanitarian exercises - under the so-called 'New Horizons' programme... 2009-10-07

Our short-term political risk rating for Chile drops somewhat this month, on the back of a high unemployment rate. Registered unemployment rose to 10.8% in the three months to July,... 2009-10-07

Back in September, during the UN General Assembly, Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed concern over recent weapons purchases... 2009-10-07

Conservative opposition candidate Sebastián Piñera remains firmly in the lead according to a recent CEP poll, receiving 37% of the vote, while Eduardo Frei, his opponent from the... 2009-09-08

José Mujica, candidate for the ruling coalition has increased his lead by 2 percentage points (pp) in a recent Interconsult poll conducted in August, to 44%, well ahead of former... 2009-09-08

Argentine President Cristina Fernández has proposed amendments to the country's media laws and has forwarded a media reform bill to Congress. The measure would replace media rules... 2009-09-08