Ecuador

BMI View: Consumer price inflation came in at 2.6% y-o-y in July, slightly above June's reading of 2.2% y-o-y. International supply constraints, combined with larger demand for... 2007-09-06

BMI View: Consumer price inflation came in at 2.2% y-o-y in June, slightly above May's reading of 1.6% y-o-y. We believe that the uptick in inflation is due to rising food-related... 2007-08-01

With elections for the Constituent Assembly set for September 30 and its installation a month later on October 31, we would not be surprised to see a rise in political risk, no matter... 2007-08-01

On June 22 four government-allied lawmakers announced their intention to sever their ties with the Correa administration, a move that would end the government's majority in congress.... 2007-06-28

BMI View: According to Ecuadorian Deputy Economy Minister Fausto Ortiz, the central government budget is expected to reach US$10bn in 2008, which will include US$1.7bn for public... 2007-06-25

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa met with his Peruvian counterpart Alan García on June 1 as part of the first bi-national cabinet meeting between the governments of the two nations.... 2007-06-08

BMI View: According to data released by the Banco Central de Ecuador (BCE), consumer price inflation came in at 1.6% in April.

We have implemented our new structural- and short-term political risk ratings, and have seen a slight improvement in Ecuador's ratings. The country's short-term political ratings... 2007-05-10

BMI View: Mixed news has been emerging from the Ecuadorean economy, making it somewhat difficult to gauge how it will perform this year. Having said that, while we are still gunning... 2007-05-10

BMI View: According to data released by the Banco Central de Ecuador (BCE), consumer price inflation came in at 1.4% y-o-y in April. This outturn was slightly below March's reading... 2007-05-10