Panama : Selected Issues.

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 macroprudential...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013.
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2013/089
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary: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 macroprudential supervisory body must possess the ability or power to collect and analyze firm-, market-, and global-level data to detect risks before they develop into full-blown crises. This study analyzes Panama's tax structure, performance, and administration in order to identify priority areas for further strengthening.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (51 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:1934-7685
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