Economy

BMI View: As a result of high international commodity prices and slower global growth, Barbados is suffering from classic small island syndrome. Economic data for H108 disappointed,... 2008-07-30

The outlook on the Dominican Republic's sovereign credit rating remains negative, as the economy's external liquidity position appears to be evaporating. While government measures... 2008-07-25

May saw a 4.7% y-o-y increase in unemployment levels in Puerto Rico, rising to 11.2%, and raising fears that the island is being hit hard from greater foreign competition in the manufacturing... 2008-07-10

Measures by Barbados's new prime minister to address the impact of inflation on low income families may alleviate some pressures on poor income families. However, the new budget threatens... 2008-07-09

Consumer price inflation in the Dominican Republic has remained in the double-digits for the second month running in May, at 10.0% y-o-y. Although this is a slight decline from the... 2008-07-09

Since the latter stages of 2007, as we have seen globally, the rate of inflation in Jamaica has begun to accelerate. From a level of 7.5% y-o-y in July 2007, headline consumer price... 2008-07-09

A May poll taken in Puerto Rico by Gaither International, which attempts to capture the proportion of the island's residents who are considering leaving the island, has revealed some... 2008-07-09

After racking up US$203mn in foreign reserves in 2007, total reserves at the Barbados Central Bank stood at US$839mn by year-end.

Since the latter stages of 2007, as we have seen globally, the rate of inflation in Jamaica has begun to accelerate. From 7.5% y-o-y in July 2007, headline consumer price inflation... 2008-07-03

We are relatively upbeat regarding Jamaica's fiscal outlook. While the official budget deficit came in at 5.4% of GDP in the 2007 fiscal year,