Guatemala’s economy on the way to recovery

Recent economic figures point to Guatemala registering one of the fastest economic recoveries in the region

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Countries highly vulnerable to debt problems

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As the economic fallout of the pandemic wanes, debt is expected to stabilise at around 35% of GDP.

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Persistent governance failures and the difficulty of enacting security sector reform set back budget-balancing efforts

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The Fiscal Control Board that controls Puerto Rico's finances has agreed a debt settlement with the island’s creditors

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The Vale-BHP iron ore joint venture Samarco has sought bankruptcy protection from "distressed asset" creditors

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Bosnia’s political leaders prefer power struggles to tackling COVID-19 or vital reforms

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Panama has struggled to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, and recovery looks likely to be slow

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Warnings that the country is becoming a ‘failed state’ point to multiple related trends

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Lebanon: Gross public debt, 2005-2020 (trillion Lebanese pounds)

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