Political Risk
Estonia
Estonian Foreign Minister Umas Paet has stated that human rights will be one of the main focuses of Estonian foreign affairs this year, in his annual report to Parliament on February...
2013-02-22Hungary
BMI View: The chances of the governing Fidesz party securing an overall majority in the April 2014 parliamentary election appear slim according to recent opinion polls, although they...
2013-02-07Lithuania
BMI View: The emergence of an anti-austerity coalition government in Lithuania raises doubts over the country's future commitment to further fiscal consolidation. We maintain our view,...
2012-11-20Hungary
BMI View: A new centre-left political alliance, Egyutt 2014, may be positioned to challenge Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the 2014 parliamentary elections having taken second place...
2012-11-15Slovakia
The adoption of a number of revisions to Slovakia's labour market code designed to improve worker's rights poses both near- and long-term risks to the economy. From a short-term perspective...
2012-11-01Lithuania
Lithuania's election has paved the way for a centre-left government to take office. While uncertainty over who will become the next prime minister remains, we maintain our view that...
2012-10-19Vietnam
The Vietnamese government’s ambitious plan to liberalise the economy in order to attract more foreign investment to support economic growth over the next decade is likely...
2012-10-12Hungary
The government’s recent resistance to IMF conditions notwithstanding, we still expect Hungary to reach some form of external financing arrangement with the IMF and EU, most...
2012-10-03
