Ecuador

The announcement of planned import restrictions and debt issuances draw attention to the deterioration of Ecuador's international reserves, as dollars continue to leave the country... 2011-08-04

BMI View: While the top half of our sovereign risk ratings has seen little change since last quarter, in the bottom half we believe there are a handful of economies that are facing... 2011-07-07

Latin America emerged relatively unscathed, both economically and politically, from the period of surging commodity prices in early 2011. With prices set to moderate in the second... 2011-06-24

BMI View: Latin America's sovereign risk credentials continue to improve overall, boosted by broadly strong growth rates and high commodity prices. However, we caution that the outlook... 2011-02-09

Despite the confident rhetoric surrounding the currency union between five Latin American economies, we doubt the Sucre will have any appeal beyond its immediate members. Economic... 2009-10-22

On June 15, ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) raised its long-term sovereign credit rating on Ecuador from 'SD' to 'CCC+' (with a stable outlook), in a move which we... 2009-06-16

BMI View: Ahead of general elections on April 26, the Ecuadorean government has announced its intentions to buy back its default debt at 30% of the face value. While there are now... 2009-04-21