Economy

BMI View: The Costa Rican colón finished 2010 on something of a weak note, depreciating throughout the latter half of December to close the year at CRC503.10/US$. Heading into 2011,... 2011-01-11

BMI View: The Costa Rican colón finished 2010 on something of a weak note, depreciating throughout the latter half of December to close the year at CRC503.10/US$. Heading into 2011,... 2011-01-11

BMI View: We have upwardly revised Nicaragua's medium-term growth outlook, increasing our real GDP growth projections from 2.4% and 2.8%, to 3.3% in both 2011 and 2012 respectively.... 2011-01-10

BMI View: El Salvador's industrial production index continues to reflect the country's weak economic recovery, rising just 0.2% year-on-year (y-o-y) in October, down from an already... 2011-01-10

BMI View: El Salvador's industrial production index continues to reflect the country's weak economic recovery, rising just 0.2% year-on-year (y-o-y) in October, down from an already... 2011-01-10

BMI View: We now expect Honduran monetary policy makers to take a more dovish stance in 2011, as private sector credit is unlikely return to pre-crisis rates of growth in the foreseeable... 2010-12-30

BMI View: The release of more weak economic activity data reinforces our view that real GDP growth in El Salvador will remain anaemic over the medium term, with our forecasts pencilling... 2010-12-15

BMI View: The release of more weak economic activity data reinforces our view that real GDP growth in El Salvador will remain anaemic over the medium term, with our forecasts pencilling... 2010-12-15

BMI View: We now expect Guatemala's central bank to keep rates on hold at 4.50% throughout 2011, despite there being ample room for a rate cut. While a rate cut could provide a welcome... 2010-12-13

Economic activity in Honduras posted solid 3.3% y-o-y growth in September, driven by gains in manufacturing, agriculture and transport, which expanded by 3.9% y-o-y, 3.2% y-o-y and... 2010-11-26