Country Risk Climate: Trends to Keep an Eye On

 Argentina – massive energy price hikes and a growing flight of deposits from banks;

Guatemala – the new President, a retired military general, faces a big challenge tackling the drug cartels;

Hungary – on the bring of a junk rating for its bonds;

Nicaragua – Ortega, predictably, has won re-election.

Other news covered in the post are from Brazil, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Greece. Ireland, Italy and Kyrgyzstan

To read the full story click on the attachment:  Weekly Focus 11-10-11

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