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Just weeks after the ratification of the DR-CAFTA trade pact, Costa Rica further bolstered its open-trade credentials by striking a deal with PetroChina for a new refinery that will... 2007-11-05

Álvaro Colom will be Guatemala's president from 2008 to 2012, following his victory over Otto Pérez Molina in the November 4 second-round election. He will have his hands full,... 2007-11-05

The presidential election campaign has unofficially kicked off in earnest - and with some controversy. Although the election is not held until March 2009, the likely candidate of... 2007-11-05

The brutal slaying of a radio broadcaster who was critical of the Honduran government has put the focus back on the Zelaya administration's tense relationship with the media. The... 2007-11-05

President Daniel Ortega's party (FSLN) and former president Arnoldo Aléman's Liberal Constitution Party (PLC) have suggested the use of a popular referendum to decide whether the... 2007-11-02

As we had warned, ever since Pedro Miguel González (who is wanted in the US on charges for murdering American soldiers in 1992) was elected as the president of the national assembly,... 2007-11-01

Although the DR-CAFTA referendum has come and gone, with the 'yes' side emerging successful, our political risk rating for Costa Rica -a regional-best 81.5 -remains unchanged. There... 2007-10-09

El Salvador, the only Latin American state with troops in Iraq, hosted a visit by US Defense Secretary Robert Gates at the end of September. President Tony Saca reiterated that while... 2007-10-09

With the second round of the presidential elections looming, our short-term political risk ratings remain slightly depressed, at 66.0. With the first round of the election having... 2007-10-09

The International Court of Justice has ended a long-running dispute between Nicaragua and Honduras over a maritime boundary. On October 8, the court ruled that Honduras had sovereignty... 2007-10-09