Country Risk Rating

The United States has removed Trinidad and Tobago from its list of countries eligible for the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), which provides preferential treatment to developing... 2008-07-10

On the eve of the July 8 general election in Grenada the battle between the ruling New National Party (NNP) and the opposition looked like being a close-run affair. A poll carried... 2008-07-09

The administration of President Leonel Fernández continues to work on a plan to prop up the Dominican Republic's economy at a time when soaring food and energy prices, and slowing... 2008-07-09

In June it became clear that a major corporate battle involving one of Russia's largest oil companies active in Siberia and elsewhere was likely to be played out, at least in part,... 2008-07-09

Growing concerns about rising living costs in Barbados may weigh on the island's short-term political risk rating in the near term. For the time being, official data is only available... 2008-07-09

The government of Dominica has accused Martinique and Guadeloupe of fishing in its territorial waters. Andrew Magloire, the Chief Fisheries Officer of Dominica, said that French-flagged... 2008-07-09

Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham announced an important cabinet reshuffle at the end of June. It was in part triggered by the resignation of Sidney Collie, the minister for lands and... 2008-07-09

In late June President Rene Preval began his third attempt to appoint a Prime Minister since the resignation of Jacques-Edouard Alexis resulting from the April food riots. With Alexis... 2008-07-09

We are leaving Jamaica's short- and long-term political risk ratings at 63.3 and 68.1 this month, although we stress that the outlook is decidedly negative. As a result of soaring... 2008-07-09

We are leaving Jamaica's short- and long-term political risk ratings at 63.3 and 68.1 this month, although we stress that the outlook is decidedly negative. As a result of soaring... 2008-06-10