Ecuador

At 3.3%, Ecuadorian year-end inflation was the lowest in Latin America in 2007. That Ecuador is dollarised and the economy is slowing have been the two major factors in keeping prices... 2008-01-10

BMI View: Ecuador's government has now completed its plans to liquidate its four oil funds. Estimates of the total value to be transferred to the government's budget remain unclear,... 2007-12-20

Ecuador's congress has approved the government's US$10.36bn budget plan for 2008, but has reallocated US$327mn earmarked for public debt payments to social spending. President Rafael... 2007-12-03

BMI View: We are forecasting Ecuador's international reserves to come in at US$3.2bn by end-2007, before rising to US$3.8bn in 2008. Reserves came in at US3.0bn in September, which... 2007-12-03

BMI View: With the official results now out, the substantial victory of President Rafael Correa's Alianza Pais party (PSP) has given him the strength and momentum to press ahead... 2007-12-03

President Rafael Correa's overwhelming victory in the vote for the Constituent Assembly will allow him to sideline the traditional parties from policy making. As such, we believe... 2007-10-25

BMI View: President Rafael Correa's camp will control the Constituent Assembly once it is established by the end of October, offering him significant room to manoeuvre in terms of... 2007-10-24

The vote for the Constituent Assembly took place on September 30, and saw significant political gains for President Rafael Correa's Party Alianza Pais (AP). According to preliminary... 2007-10-02

BMI View: Ecuador's external sector has remained relatively weak this year on the back of strong import growth, combined with weak-than-anticipated export numbers. According to the... 2007-10-02

The forthcoming elections for the Constituent Assembly set for September 30, and its installation a month later on October 31, will dominate political news over the next few months.... 2007-09-06