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This paper discusses key findings of the Third Annual Progress Report (APR) on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for Guinea. The PRS implemented by the government since 2002 has the overall objective of reducing poverty significantly and sustainably, by increasing incomes and improving...
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This paper discusses key findings of the Detailed Assessment Report for Panama on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF …) Recommendations for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT). Panama is vulnerable to money laundering …
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This 2014 Article IV Consultation highlights that Panama’s economic performance remains buoyant. Real GDP growth averaged about 8.5 percent over the past decade, the highest in Latin America, supported by an ambitious public investment program, and accompanied by strong reduction in...
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Panama’s extensive trade and financial linkages make it vulnerable to adverse external shocks, and this would have a sizable impact on Panama’s real activity. In the absence of monetary policy, macroprudential policy tools could usefully complement microprudential tools. A...
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Panama’s per capita GDP has doubled, driven by a steady rise in public and private investment underpinned by a stable macroeconomic environment and prudent policies. Easy credit and fiscal conditions should continue to support public and private consumption. Further fiscal restraint...
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Force (FATF) Recommendations for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) for Panama. The … AML Law in Panama covers most of the core financial sectors but does not fully apply to the insurance sector and does not …
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This 2004 Article IV Consultation for Panama reports that the medium-term outlook is encouraging, assuming … performance indicators and a strong regulatory framework. An expansion of the Panama Canal at an estimated cost of more than 30 …
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This Selected Issues paper for Panama reports that the administration is developing a strategy to enhance growth and … public sectors in Panama at various levels of decision making. Even though Panama currently attracts substantial foreign … important component of Panama's medium-term strategy is the prospect of a free-trade agreement with the United States …
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de Seguro Social or CSS's actuarial situation. The paper describes Panama's social security system, which consists of the …
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Bank financial soundness indicators are solid, with high levels of capitalization and low nonperforming loan rates. Among other measures, they include broadening of the tax base, changes to dividend taxation, an increase in the value-added tax, lower personal and corporate income tax rates, and...
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