Jamaica

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

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

Rising inflation will be a concern for economies across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2011. For some countries the main issue will be one of policy, and the maintenance of authorities'... 2011-02-01

BMI View: A ratings downgrade by Moody's , following a move by Standard & Poor's earlier in November, has reaffirmed our long-held view that some form of debt-restructuring is... 2009-11-23

Jamaica's negotiations with the IMF regarding a US$1.2bn Stand-by Arrangement have dragged on for much longer than anticipated, triggering fears that some form of debt-restructuring... 2009-11-11

Jamaica's much-talked-about return to the IMF for a US$1.2bn Stand By Agreement is proceeding, albeit at a slower pace than originally envisaged. Judging by the latest signals we... 2009-10-16

BMI View: Jamaica's dire fiscal and external accounts remain a source of apprehension among investors, with an IMF Stand-by Arrangement in the works. Fears of a sovereign default... 2009-09-22