Country Risk Rating

The Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico (PLRA), the dominant member party of the 30-strong opposition bloc known as the Concertación, has announced that it will support Fernando Lugo's... 2007-06-12

Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez announced in June that he will not run in the 2009 elections, which triggered a debate about who will be the presidential candidate for the ruling... 2007-06-11

The first major electoral contest of the year has gone against the Kirchner administration, as its candidate for Buenos Aires Mayor, Daniel Filmus, lost convincingly to opposition... 2007-06-11

We have recently implemented our new political risk ratings across the region and have seen little change in Chile's ratings. Indeed, Chile continues to lead the way with the highest... 2007-05-11

In our new political risk ratings system, Paraguay continues to score well below the Latin American average. Its short-term rating of 62.9 largely reflects the growing uncertainty... 2007-05-10

Uruguay scores 74.8 in our updated short-term political risk ratings, beating regional peers Argentina and Brazil, as well as the Latin American average of 72.5. With a relatively... 2007-05-09

In our updated political ratings system, Argentina's score of 70.4 for short-term political risk falls slightly below the Latin American average of 72.5. This mainly reflects the... 2007-05-09

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has sworn in six new government ministers after the chaos surrounding the new transport system 'Transantiago' severely damaged her approval rating.... 2007-04-17

Diplomatic tensions between Argentina and Uruguay continue over the construction of pulp mills on the river border separating the two countries. Argentine protestors blockaded bridges... 2007-04-16

Speculation is rife that President Nicanor Duarte will enact a self-inflicted coup - an 'autogolpe' - because his plans to amend the constitution to allow re-election look destined... 2007-04-16