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Economy

The Venezuelan stock market has come under some corrective pressure in recent weeks, undoing much of the thrust seen in the immediate aftermath of the bolivar devaluation. The benchmark... 2010-02-26


Economy

Our long-held view that investors have underpriced the risks of policy-induced turbulence in Venezuela have been vindicated this week, with a significant sell-off in the country's... 2009-12-04


Political Risk

BMI View: Tensions between Venezuela and Colombia remain heightened, due to the formers' belligerent rhetoric and recent destruction of bridges straddling the border. Although the... 2009-11-27


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Economy

BMI View: Third quarter GDP figures show significant lingering headwinds in the Venezuelan economy, both in the oil and non-oil sectors. Given deepening macroeconomic asymmetries... 2009-11-18


Economy

Our suspicion that the gravity-defying rally in Venezuela's outstanding international bonds would eventually be subjected to the laws of physics appears to be playing out. The yield... 2009-11-17


Economy

BMI View: Although the economy may be enjoying some temporary tailwinds at the moment due to higher oil prices, structural policy-induced imbalances, are, if anything, getting more... 2009-11-12


Economy

Our long-held view of spread compression between the benchmark 5-year credit default swaps (CDS) on Argentine and Venezuelan sovereign debt has been amply vindicated in recent weeks,... 2009-10-23


Economy

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