Panama’s per capita GDP has doubled, driven by a steady rise in public and private investment underpinned by a stable …

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 … Panama’s tax structure, performance, and administration in order to identify priority areas for further strengthening …

This Selected Issues paper assesses risks in the Panamanian banking sector. The analysis suggests that Panama's banking …

an international comparison of its performance. Panama's macroeconomic performance has been notably robust. Panama …'s macroeconomic performance has been notably robust, but Panama's tax collection has been historically low. A tax system without …

, an unprecedented construction and investment boom precipitated a rapid economic expansion in Panama. The Panama Canal and … Tocumen Airport were expanded, there was large scale building of new skyscrapers in Panama City, and one of the largest copper …

KEY ISSUES Background. Panama’s economic performance remains buoyant. Real GDP growth slowed to 8.4 percent in 2013 …