Political Risk

Having accused the armed forces of being infiltrated by Colombia and the US Central Intelligence Agency, President Rafael Correa fired the country's defence minister in early April,... 2008-04-10

BMI View: As we have noted previously, we are becoming less optimistic of any progress on a free trade agreement (FTA) being ratified by the US Congress this year. The Bush administration... 2008-03-19

BMI View: Following a cross-border raid by Colombian forces into Ecuador - resulting in the assassination of a top leader of the paramilitary group Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias... 2008-03-03

BMI View: Following a cross-border raid by Colombian forces into Ecuador - resulting in the assassination of a top leader of the paramilitary group Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias... 2008-03-03

Devastating floods which hit the eastern low-lying regions of Santa Cruz, Beni and Pando have caused President Evo Morales to call a state of national emergency, and have put a temporary... 2008-02-20

Devastating floods which hit the eastern low-lying regions of Santa Cruz, Beni and Pando have caused President Evo Morales to call a state of national emergency, and have put a temporary... 2008-02-20

BMI View: Recent hostage releases mediated by Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez have brought renewed attention to the Marxist-Bolivarian Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército... 2008-02-06

BMI View: That former president Alberto Fujimori is now standing trial in Peru after seven years in exile is set to heighten social and political tensions in Peru. Combined with... 2007-12-11

BMI View: With the official results now out, the substantial victory of President Rafael Correa's Alianza Pais party (PSP) has given him the strength and momentum to press ahead... 2007-12-03

Social unrest in Bolivia was heightened in November over the rewriting of the new constitution. This threat posed to stability in the country has negatively impacted our political... 2007-11-30