Country Risk Rating

In mid-September President Fernando Lugo revoked plans to allow US troops to hold a number of joint military and humanitarian exercises - under the so-called 'New Horizons' programme... 2009-10-07

Our short-term political risk rating for Chile drops somewhat this month, on the back of a high unemployment rate. Registered unemployment rose to 10.8% in the three months to July,... 2009-10-07

Back in September, during the UN General Assembly, Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed concern over recent weapons purchases... 2009-10-07

Conservative opposition candidate Sebastián Piñera remains firmly in the lead according to a recent CEP poll, receiving 37% of the vote, while Eduardo Frei, his opponent from the... 2009-09-08

José Mujica, candidate for the ruling coalition has increased his lead by 2 percentage points (pp) in a recent Interconsult poll conducted in August, to 44%, well ahead of former... 2009-09-08

Argentine President Cristina Fernández has proposed amendments to the country's media laws and has forwarded a media reform bill to Congress. The measure would replace media rules... 2009-09-08

Paraguayan Foreign Affairs minister Hector Lacognata has stated his concern over the regional security situation. Lacognata said that Paraguay will propose that the issue of US forces... 2009-09-08

Mapuche militants have occupied several territories in Chile's southern Araucanía region in late July, in a wave of coordinated attacks on logging activities and local security forces.... 2009-08-03

Uruguay's economy expanded at a real clip of 2.3% year-on-year (y-o-y) during the first quarter of the year, beating market expectations, as imports of goods and services collapsed... 2009-08-03

Brazil and Paraguay have reached a new agreement over the electricity generated at the Itaipú hydropower dam, which is jointly owned by the two countries. The agreement also includes... 2009-08-03