BMI Sovereign Ratings

There has been a broad-based reduction in Latin America's sovereign risk scores in the latest update of our ratings, as the region continues to feel the tremors of financial woes... 2008-07-24

The financial and economic storm that had been brewing in the US for some time has finally erupted since the last edition of BMI's Sovereign Risk Ratings. The failure of several financial... 2008-03-31

As 2007 draws to a close, Latin America looks to have chalked up another impressive year of above-trend growth, expanding on average by 4.9% according to BMI's preliminary estimates.... 2007-12-27

monetary policy, comparisons with previous rate-cutting episodes in 1998 and 2001 will inevitably be made. Although it is risky to rely too much on historical parallels, it is worth... 2007-09-21

Our long-standing view has been that key Latin American countries are on the path to achieving investment grade status, and in the relatively near future. This view is playing out.... 2007-06-22

After a long period of relative calm since June 2006, volatility in global assets returned with a vengeance in February, with equity markets dropping and bond spreads widening. This... 2007-03-23

The latest edition of our sovereign risk ratings capture two key developments that unfolded in 2006 and that will (we expect) unfold in 2007. The first theme we have observed is that... 2006-12-22

When we launched our inaugural sovereign ratings index back in March, the bull market in EM sovereigns chose that week to take something of a breather. Since then, the markets have... 2006-05-19

The Latin American index reflects our generally upbeat view on a region that has, on the whole, really improved in terms of increasingly sound macroeconomic policies and market-oriented... 2006-03-10