Nicaragua

BMI View : Few states in Central America are substantially equipped to deal with the massive challenges to long-term political stability. At present Costa Rica and Panama stand out... 2011-11-30

Despite concerns from US officials, the Organization of American States (OAS) ultimately gave the nod to President Daniel Ortega's re-election when it published a report on the November... 2011-11-28

BMI View: Nicaragua's IMAE economic activity index came in 5.2% y-o-y in September, below the 7.2% average of the last 12 months. This plays out well with our view that the strong... 2011-11-28

BMI View: Incumbent President Daniel Ortega's victory in Nicaragua's November 6 presidential election will provide policy continuity for the country and anchor its political stability.... 2011-11-10

Nicaraguan journalist, Silvia Gonzalez, a reporter for El Diario Nuevo newspaper fled to the U.S. in late September after allegedly receiving death threats from purported supporters... 2011-10-04

Nicaragua's balance of payments appear to stabilizing going into 2012, as stronger than expected FDI flows have bolstered the financial account surplus to US$310mn in H111. However,... 2011-10-04

Nicaragua's current account deficit came in at US$472mn in H111, which is broadly in line with our forecast of a US$814mn deficit for the full year. Although capital and financial account... 2011-09-29

BMI View: Our proprietary sovereign risk rating scores are broadly in line with market sentiment, although compared to the major ratings agencies we are more pessimistic about credit... 2011-09-29

With inflation picking up in Nicaragua and questions over external account stability budding, we believe the issue of the crawling-peg currency could once again resurface. While Nicaraguan... 2011-09-05

Revenue from tourism in Nicaragua grew by 22% in the first quarter of 2011, generating revenues of US$93.6mn as 432,000 tourists entered the country between January and May. Government... 2011-08-01