Economy

According to the Puerto Rico Planning Board's newly-created inflation index, headline CPI came in at 8.5% y-o-y in January. In particular, 'food and beverage' (up 11.7% y-o-y) and... 2008-06-10

Consumer price inflation eased slightly in April, rising by 9.3% y-o-y (from 9.8% y-o-y in the previous month). The downturn could be a sign that the central bank's tightening efforts... 2008-06-10

BMI View: We see the Barbados economy slowing this year and next and have pencilled in real GDP growth rates of 3.3% and 2.9% accordingly. The country's services sector (particularly... 2008-06-10

BMI View: Faced with a daunting battle against slowing US demand, rising operational costs and a cut-back in international flights to and from the island, Puerto Rico's tourism... 2008-06-10

Jamaica's large external debt burden continues to be a drag on economic growth and fiscal flexibility, although we are encouraged by the government's commitment to bring down the... 2008-06-09

Inflation remains on the rise in the Dominican Republic, accelerating to its highest level since January 2005, at 10.8% y-o-y in April, on the back of rising food prices and record... 2008-06-09

With output in Barbados' agriculture sector stagnating in Q108, we are concerned that the island will become increasingly vulnerable to volatility and elevation of international agricultural... 2008-06-06

With gold a major export, Guyana has benefited from elevated global prices for the metal in 2007. Mining firms declared 247,000 ounces of gold, which translated into export earnings... 2008-06-06

The Jamaican economy expanded by 1.2% in 2007, broadly in line with our 1.1% forecast. This rate marked a sharp slowdown from the 2.5% recorded in 2006, but remained slightly above... 2008-05-22

BMI View: Real GDP growth slowed sharply in 2007 to an estimated 5.5% of GDP from a stellar 12.0% in 2006. On the back of booming natural gas prices and an anticipated increase in... 2008-05-21