Political Risk

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

The first round of Hungary's parliamentary elections looms on April 9, yet neither party has tackled what almost all international observers perceive to be the main electoral issue:... 2006-04-04

The League of Polish Families (LPR)'s failure to toe the line in the recently signed Stabilisation Pact, together with stalling of legislature in the Sejm, has led the Law and Justice... 2006-04-04