Panama : 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Panama.
Panama has had the longest and fastest economic expansion in recent Latin American history. The economy has expanded at an average rate of about 6 percent per annum over the last quarter of a century, with Panama achieving one of the highest per capita income in Latin America. More recently, GDP gre...
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| Format: | Žurnal |
| Jezik: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2019.
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| Serija: | IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ;
No. 2019/011 |
| Online pristup: | Full text available on IMF |
| Sažetak: | Panama has had the longest and fastest economic expansion in recent Latin American history. The economy has expanded at an average rate of about 6 percent per annum over the last quarter of a century, with Panama achieving one of the highest per capita income in Latin America. More recently, GDP grew by about 5 1\2 percent in 2017 (driven by the expanded Canal), and then slowed to 3 3/4 percent (y/y) in H1-2018. Inflation remained subdued, reaching almost 1 percent (y/y) in September 2018. The external current account deficit stayed at 8 percent of GDP in 2017, mostly covered by FDI. The fiscal position continued to be strong, with the overall deficit of the non-financial public sector (NFPS) at about 1 1\2 percent of GDP. Credit growth has decelerated as financial conditions have started to tighten. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-7685 |
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