The economic impact of droughts is less visible in the short term but the long-term effects should not be overlooked
Climate change is affecting countries mainly through intensifying natural disasters, potentially causing significant human, economic and social ...
COUNTRIES :
Ethiopia
Vanuatu
Ecuador
Malawi
Dominica
Bangladesh
South Africa
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Resurgence of covid-19 infections does not bode well for economic activity
Worrying resurgence of covid-19 infections
COUNTRIES :
United States
India
Brazil
China
Australia
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Mexico
Colombia
Peru
Chile
Ecuador
Bolivia
Lesotho
Namibia
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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OECD premium categories: Botswana, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Maldives, Mongolia and Namibia downgraded
In accordance with the country risk classifications of the OECD Arrangement, Credendo has downgraded the premium category for political risks on ...
COUNTRIES :
Botswana
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Hong Kong
Maldives
Mongolia
Namibia
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Ecuador: Trying to handle the double shock caused by covid-19 and low oil prices
Trying to handle the double shock
COUNTRY:
Ecuador
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Short-term political risk: multiple downgrades as emerging markets see liquidity squeeze amid covid-19 crisis
The current economic crisis provoked by the covid-19 pandemic combined with the commodity price shock is having a pronounced impact on the short-term ...
COUNTRIES :
Albania
Aruba
Barbados
Belize
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Egypt
Fiji
Georgia
Grenada
Guyana
Honduras
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Malaysia
Maldives
Myanmar
Nauru
Macedonia
Oman
Palau
St.Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa (American)
Samoa (Western)
Senegal
Sri Lanka
Tonga
Uganda
Vanuatu
Brazil
St.Lucia
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Latin America: Region is likely to face a harsh recession, liquidity constraints and deteriorating public finances
Region quickly enacted harsh containment measures
COUNTRIES :
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Ecuador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Dominican Republic
Uruguay
Venezuela
El Salvador
Suriname
Belize
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Caribbean Netherlands
Cayman Islands
Curaçao (NL)
Dominica
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique
Montserrat
Puerto Rico
St.Martin (NL)
St.Martin (FR)
St.Kitts and Nevis
St.Lucia
St.Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands (American)
Virgin Islands (British)
Falkland Islands
French Guiana
Guyana
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Ecuador: Despite ongoing structural reforms, economic and political challenges will not disappear quickly
President Moreno is facing a strained political situation, which is likely to become tenser in the run-up to the 2021 general elections.
COUNTRY:
Ecuador
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Short-term political risk, June 2018
In the framework of its regular review of short-term (ST) political risk classifications, Credendo has upgraded eight countries (Ecuador, Honduras, ...
COUNTRIES :
Barbados
Cyprus (Turkish) (North)
Ecuador
Guyana
Honduras
Kazakhstan
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nigeria
Swaziland
Uzbekistan
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Ecuador: Referendum results likely to boost president Moreno and his agenda to pursue fiscal consolidation and revive the moribund economy
Event
On Sunday 4 February, Ecuadorians voted overwhelmingly in favour of all seven questions put to voters in a referendum. One of the most tangible ...
COUNTRY:
Ecuador
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Ecuador: Continuity of the leftist citizens’ revolution faces headwinds
Event
Lenín Boltaire Moreno, the leftist candidate, has claimed victory in the second round of Ecuador’s polarising presidential run-off. He is ...
COUNTRY:
Ecuador
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Ecuador: Short-term political risk: upgrade from 6 to 5
Despite full dollarisation of the economy, the liquidity risk in Ecuador is relatively elevated. In fact, plummeting oil prices that exacerbated ...
COUNTRIES :
Ecuador
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Ecuador: Earthquake adds human tragedy to economic woes
Event
On 16 April, a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador's north-west. Large human losses have been recorded, with over 650 confirmed ...
COUNTRY:
Ecuador
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