Latvia
Economy
Emerging Europe's Sovereign Risk Ratings saw only a modest uptick this quarter, as growing concerns surrounding a possible slowdown in H210 and 2011 weigh on the region's aggregate...
2010-05-27Economy
Since the beginning of March, our European market views have played out well. Long-end treasury yields have fallen in line with declining interest rate expectations, yield curves...
2010-03-17Economy
Baltic credit default swap (CDS) markets have surged through the latter half of September, with the Latvian 5-year CDS leading the way. We highlighted the break of resistance at...
2009-10-01Economy
Key Latvian financial market indicators have deteriorated significantly since June 2 with the benchmark 5-year CDS spread rising by 65bps in two days (to trade at 675bps) while interbank...
2009-06-04Economy
The immediate crisis risks facing the Central and Eastern European (CEE) banking sector in Q408 have subsided markedly through H109, with the stabilisation of global credit markets...
2009-06-01Economy
Just after midnight on November 10, ratings agency Fitch downgraded its sovereign ratings for Bulgaria ('BBB-'), Hungary ('BBB'), Kazakhstan ('BBB-') and Romania ('BB+'), while...
2008-11-10Economy
On the back of the EUR20bn IMF-led bail-out package for Hungary, announced on October 28, the European Union has significantly stepped up its level of support for member-states...
2008-10-29Economy
BMI View: Long term, we believe that the external debt fundamentals of emerging Europe will continue to improve. Growth rates, although declining from 2007's highs, will be fair,...
2007-12-10
