Guatemala

Facing a full-blown commodities crisis, Guatemalan President Álvaro Colom on April 13 announced a series of emergency measures to help alleviate soaring food and energy prices. The... 2008-04-15

Facing a full-blown commodities crisis, Guatemalan President Álvaro Colom on April 13 announced a series of emergency measures to help alleviate soaring food and energy prices. The... 2008-04-15

BMI View: Guatemala amassed US$US$4.13bn in international reserves (excluding gold) last year - just shy of our US$4.20bn forecast. This external cushion is equivalent to roughly... 2008-03-11

Due to a sudden and alarming spike in criminal violence in February, as a result of mara street gang fighting, President Álvaro Colom has been forced to mobilise troops to support... 2008-03-10

BMI View: At US$6.65bn, Guatemala's nominal trade deficit has swollen to the second largest in the region, behind only Mexico (at US$12.3bn). The country has now been running a... 2008-03-10

BMI View: It is becoming increasingly plain to us that Central America's equity markets are not evolving as quickly as had been hoped. Despite ongoing efforts to launch a regional... 2008-03-07

With the US possibly entering, or already in, a recession, the risks to Central American economies are mounting. Here, we look at the potential effects on the region, with an emphasis... 2008-02-13

Final data show that inflation came in at 8.7% in 2007, higher than our 8.4% forecast, and well outside the central bank ( Banguat)'s target of 4-6%.

President Álvaro Colom, who was inaugurated in January, is the country's first centre-leftist leader in half a century. Unfortunately, just weeks into his four-year term, he has... 2008-02-11

Although newly-installed President Álvaro Colom has had a rough go of it since his January 14 inauguration, the opposition GANA party is having major difficulties as well. On January... 2008-02-11