Panama: Recent Economic Developments

February 23, 2001

Summary

This report provides background information and supporting analyses for the staff report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation discussions with Panama. The paper presents an overview of economic developments since 1998. The study summarizes the financial and economic aspects of the operation of the Panama Canal, and discusses the economic impact of the reversion of the Canal and its adjacent areas to Panama. The paper also analyzes the progress of bank supervisory reform, and describes poverty and poverty alleviation programs.

Subject: Bank licensing, Banking, Commercial banks, Economic sectors, Financial institutions, Financial regulation and supervision, Foreign banks, Loans, Public sector

Keywords: Bank licensing, banking law, banking system, Caribbean, Central Asia, Commercial banks, CR, current account, Foreign banks, interest rate, ISCR, license bank, Loans, Middle East, national bank, North America, Northern Europe, private sector, Public sector, return on assets, U.S. dollar

Pages:
101
Volume:
2001
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451830835.002
Issue:
041
Series:
Country Report No. 2001/041
Stock No:
1PANEA0022001
ISBN:
9781451830835
ISSN:
1934-7685

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