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

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

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 …