Country Risk Rating

Latest opinion polls ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for October indicate that security is voters' prime concern, a trend which could bode ill for the ruling... 2011-03-03

Former President Tabaré Vázquez has given the strongest indication yet that he is considering running as presidential candidate for the ruling Frente Amplio (FA) in 2014's presidential... 2011-03-03

BMI View: Latin America's sovereign risk credentials continue to improve overall, boosted by broadly strong growth rates and high commodity prices. However, we caution that the outlook... 2011-02-09

President Cristina Fernández has reinforced concerns about Argentina's relationship with the US, after deciding not to receive Washington's Assistant Secretary of State for Western... 2011-02-02

Uruguayan President José Mujica met with his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chávez in Caracas in late January, with the pair signing several bilateral agreements including technical-scientific... 2011-02-02

The manoeuvring ahead of presidential elections in October 2011 has taken a step forward, with the first candidate declaring his intention to stand. On December 20, former president... 2011-01-07

Uruguay is the latest South American country to be affected by the Wikileaks releases, with messages from the US embassy in Montevideo revealing an occasionally tense relationship between... 2011-01-07

Uruguayan President José Mujica has criticised the size and bureaucratic nature of the country's bloated public sector, which employs a third of the workforce. Lamenting the slow passage... 2010-11-24

Bolivia is investigating allegations that its military mounted an incursion into Argentine territory on October 20, breaking into the headquarters of a logging company, and stealing... 2010-11-24

October 7 saw the first general strike under the presidency of José Mujica, with high turnout reported across the country. The strikes, called by the Uruguayan federation of labour... 2010-10-27