BMI Sovereign Ratings

The sovereign credit profile in Latin America has deteriorated markedly since the last edition of our proprietary risk ratings, to the point where the region's creditworthiness is... 2008-11-13

Asia seems set to feel the pain of high inflation, a weaker external environment, and political uncertainty for some months to come, even if commodity prices head lower. As such,... 2008-08-08

Our Sovereign Risk Ratings for Asia are largely unchanged from our January update, with some countries even showing improvement, amid more stable political environments and stronger... 2008-04-04

Asia's credit fundamentals should generally continue to defy political challenges, thanks to a combination of robust economic growth, respectable trade and current account surpluses,... 2007-06-07

In our last Sovereign Risk Ratings report, we warned that political risks were set to increase across the Asia-Pacific region in 2007, owing to an election-heavy calendar. Yet at... 2007-03-09

The year 2007 looks set to be one of heightened political risk across Asia, owing to an election-heavy calendar. Legislative elections will be held in the Philippines (May), Thailand... 2006-12-08

In our inaugural sovereign ratings index in March, we identified three categories of Asian economies. At the top, rated A, were South Korea, Malaysia, and China. Thailand held the... 2006-05-26

Our inaugural Sovereign Ratings index for Asia is generally positive, reflecting the countries' stable governments, sound macroeconomic policies, and prudent fiscal and debt management... 2006-03-10