Economy

BMI View: Costa Rican consumer price inflation (CPI) fell to 5.0% y-o-y in September from 5.2% and 5.7%, in August and July respectively. We believe inflation, which is at its lowest... 2010-11-02

BMI View: Costa Rican consumer price inflation (CPI) fell to 5.0% y-o-y in September from 5.2% and 5.7%, in August and July respectively. We believe inflation, which is at its lowest... 2010-11-02

BMI View: El Salvador's economy grew by 0.6% y-o-y in Q210, bringing an end to five consecutive quarters of contraction. Although a positive sign, we caution that this growth must... 2010-11-02

BMI View: El Salvador's economy grew by 0.6% y-o-y in Q210, bringing an end to five consecutive quarters of contraction. Although a positive sign, we caution that this growth must... 2010-11-02

Efforts by the Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR) to reduce upside pressure on the exchange rate have so far proved ineffective, and as a result we believe the government will now take... 2010-10-26

A deterioration in Honduras' external accounts due to lacklustre export growth is being worsened by extremely high levels of violent crime which are deterring foreign investors. While... 2010-10-25

Costa Rica's external accounts are in good shape, according to first quarter data released by the central bank. The current account deficit shrunk considerably to 0.2% of GDP, down... 2010-10-05

Macro forecast

BMI View: Honduran exports dropped in July, dragging down the year-to-date growth in total exports to just 14.4% y-o-y, from 18.2% the previous month. Imports also slowed, but not... 2010-10-05

BMI View: Nicaragua's modest programme of fiscal consolidation remains in play, with revenue growth of 14.0% y-o-y again outstripping the 5.6% y-o-y increase in expenditures in June.... 2010-10-05