Political Risk

BMI View: A centre-left government has been appointed, with the tacit support of the conservative opposition. With relatively few seats in parliament, the government will be unable... 2006-07-31

BMI View: The interregnum in Czech politics continues. With the right and left deadlocked at 100 seats each, any administration formed would need the opposing parties to come to a... 2006-07-24

BMI View: As regards public finance reform, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany is steering a dangerous course between a fall-out of investor confidence if the pace is too slow, and rebellion... 2006-06-28

BMI View: Finance Minister Zyta Gilowska's recent dismissal means pressures on 2007's budget will be higher. Risks could come to a head in late 2006, with pressure on the Prime Minister... 2006-06-27

Hungary's politicians could well have been accused of 'navel-gazing' in recent months, with both a pre- and post-election focus on domestic issues. Indeed, the question of foreign... 2006-06-08

BMI View: The Czech parliamentary elections have thrown up a tie between the leftist and rightist parties, making it difficult for any to form a majority government. We expect a tricky... 2006-06-05

Having secured an unprecedented second-term victory in the Hungarian general elections, the question now concerning international observers is the government's appetite for pursuing... 2006-05-09

The ruling coalition came close to collapse in April after the New Union (Social Liberals) decided to pull its members out of the government, triggering a mini power struggle among... 2006-05-09

The negative fallout from the recent coalition agreement, in terms of both market and domestic voter confidence, is potentially huge. Both LPR and SO are traditionally eurosceptic... 2006-05-09

Portraying opponents as criminals is a popular pastime among Latvian politicians and easy to do given the country's unenviable reputation for corruption and sleaze. But with parliamentary... 2006-05-09