Country Risk Rating

We believe that international relations between Ecuador and Colombia are set to improve further in the short term, highlighted by the recent announcement that President Rafael Correa... 2011-03-04

While the end to the Colombian trucker strike is good news for the country's economy, given that mediation talks with the government ultimately proved unsuccessful we believe that tensions... 2011-03-04

With the US set to reduce its financial support for Plan Colombia, the joint mission focused on tackling the narcotics industry, the Colombian government estimates that it will face... 2011-01-28

While the recent police reform in Ecuador will put an end to the force's independence, we believe that it will have little impact on removing any feelings of discontent towards President... 2011-01-28

Colombian vice-president Angelino Garzón recently announced that he will lobby the US for an extension of the Andean Trade Preferences Eradication Act agreement at the end of January.... 2011-01-10

We believe President Rafael Correa's decision to interfere further with Ecuador's commercial banking practices augurs poorly for investor confidence within the economy. Correa called... 2011-01-10

We expect diplomatic relations between Venezuela and the US to be strained so long as President Hugo Chávez remains at the helm of government. While the latter is a major importer... 2011-01-10

We believe Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's decision to promote Major General Henry Rangel Silva to 'chief general' bodes ill for the country's short-term political risk profile... 2010-11-24

We believe that Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa's announcement that he would welcome an independent investigation by the UN into the widespread violence that occurred on September... 2010-11-24

We believe that a closer working relationship on joint security issues between Colombia and Venezuela bodes well for President Juan Manuel Santos' aims to tackle both narcotics traffickers... 2010-11-24