Country Risk Rating

Under our new methodology, Colombia scores a respectable 71.5 for its short-term political risk rating - testament to the political stability brought in under the Uribe administration.... 2007-05-10

We have implemented our new structural- and short-term political risk ratings, and have seen a slight improvement in Ecuador's ratings. The country's short-term political ratings... 2007-05-10

Our new methodology for calculating political risk raises Peru's short-term risk rating from 73.0 to 79.8. This places the country in 3rd place in Latin America where the average... 2007-05-10

The relatively high score of 79.4 for Venezuela in our new short-term political risk ratings is a reflection of the ease at which government policy can be formed, enacted, and enforced... 2007-05-08

The April 15 referendum on whether to hold a constituent assembly to reform the Ecuadorean constitution passed successfully. This result will be supportive for the government, in... 2007-04-16

Bolivian President Evo Morales has appointed a new mining minister, Luis Alberto Echazu, making him the third person to be appointed since Morales came to power in January 2006. Echazu,... 2007-04-16

President Hugo Chávez continues his crusade to unite - and lead - Latin America into an era of political and economic independence from the US. In the past month, the Venezuelan-led... 2007-04-16

Leftist paramilitary group Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) have shown signs of renewing their counteroffensive movement against the government. A car bomb attack... 2007-04-16

While most of the austerity measures taken by Peruvian President Alan García have been tolerated by members of his party, a decree to cut mayoral salaries by up to 80 percent has... 2007-04-12

As part of a regional tour, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez visited Bolivia in March in order to sign a series of accords with his Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales. In a bid to... 2007-03-12