Country Risk Rating

President Manuel Zelaya's approval rating has increased over the past six months to 38% in February (from 33% in September last year). The perceived improvement in Zelaya's support... 2008-03-11

President Daniel Ortega's public approval rating sunk to a low of 21% in February, a sign that everyday Nicaraguans are getting increasingly fed up with rampant inflation and chronic... 2008-03-10

The ruling Partido Revolucionario Democrático (PRD) held an internal election on March 9 in order to choose its national executive committee. While the final results have not been... 2008-03-10

The failure to push through DR-CAFTA in time for the February deadline shows that public opinion on the trade treaty remains divided. While businesses are clearly in favour of the... 2008-03-10

With legislative elections due in nine months, and a presidential election to follow in early 2009, the two main political parties - the ruling Alianza Republicana Nacionalista (Arena)... 2008-03-10

Due to a sudden and alarming spike in criminal violence in February, as a result of mara street gang fighting, President Álvaro Colom has been forced to mobilise troops to support... 2008-03-10

As anticipated, the Honduran government on January 28 officially signed its name to the Venezuelan-led Petrocaribe agreement, which will offer Honduras subsidized prices and favourable... 2008-02-11

Legislatures for the opposition PLC are pushing for a legislative decree that would provide amnesty for all public officials in the last three governments convicted of corruption.... 2008-02-11

With national elections a year away, the ruling ARENA party on February 4 narrowed its list of presidential candidates to five. Of the five, Rodrigo Ávila, the former police czar,... 2008-02-11

As we had warned previously, there is significant danger that the DR-CAFTA trade pact will not be enacted in time. President Oscar Arias said in early February that due to domestic... 2008-02-11