Economy

BMI View: While we still like Panama's growth story, we are concerned about longer-term risks from the leverage-fuelled economic trajectory the economy is currently taking. Failure... 2010-11-22

BMI View: We are revising up our 2010 and 2011 real GDP growth projections for Guatemala on the back of solid growth numbers. Nevertheless, with investment still weak and external... 2010-11-17

BMI View: Despite an improvement in revenue growth, El Salvador's public finances remain on precarious footing. Rising reliance on grants to plug some of the deficit, coupled with... 2010-11-12

BMI View: Despite an improvement in revenue growth, El Salvador's public finances remain on precarious footing. Rising reliance on grants to plug some of the deficit, coupled with... 2010-11-12

There is huge investment potential in Guatemala across a broad range of sectors, especially given the administration's pro-investor stance, but unless rapidly escalating levels of violent... 2010-11-02

BMI View : We may have underestimated the extent of inflationary pressures in the Guatemalan economy during the second half of the 2010, with consumer prices falling to 3.8% y-o-y in... 2010-11-02

BMI View: Panama's economic activity index has been ticking along at a consistent pace since the turn of the year, reinforcing our view that the country is in the midst of a sustainable... 2010-11-02

BMI View: Panama's economic activity index has been ticking along at a consistent pace since the turn of the year, reinforcing our view that the country is in the midst of a sustainable... 2010-11-02

BMI View: Nicaragua's industrial production index continues to tick up, with the three-month moving average of the year-on-year growth rate reaching 16.1% in July, up from 15.6% in... 2010-11-02

BMI View: Nicaragua's industrial production index continues to tick up, with the three-month moving average of the year-on-year growth rate reaching 16.1% in July, up from 15.6% in... 2010-11-02