Latvia

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... 2009-06-04

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... 2009-06-01

Just after midnight on November 10, ratings agency Fitch downgraded its sovereign ratings for Bulgaria ('BBB-'), Hungary ('BBB'), Kazakhstan ('BBB-') and Romania ('BB+'), while... 2008-11-10

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... 2008-10-29

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

When most investors are appraising the prospects of an investment, profit warnings, high volatility, negative sentiment and analyst neglect are not on their list of criteria. However,... 2007-02-23

BMI View: The outlook on Standard & Poor's Latvia credit ratings has been changed from stable to negative. This reflects an increasing concentration on the imbalances within the... 2007-02-20