Panama: Recent Economic Developments
March 1, 1999
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This paper provides background information to the IMF staff report for the 1998 Article IV Consultation discussions with Panama. It focuses on areas of interest in Panama’s medium-term economic strategy, and gives a broad overview of economic developments with emphasis on 1997. It updates information on important areas of economic activity: the structure and reform of the financial sector; reversion of the Canal Zone areas to Panama; and analysis of key elements of the economic reform program since 1994, including trade reform and other measures to foster competitiveness and competition.
Subject: Agricultural commodities, Banking, Commercial banks, Commodities, Customs unions, Economic sectors, Imports, International trade, Public sector, Tariffs, Taxes
Keywords: Agricultural commodities, Central America, consumer price index, CR, Customs unions, economic policy, exchange rate, Global, Imports, ISCR, long-term debt, national bank, Public sector, reversion of the Canal Zone areas to Panama, savings bank, short-term debt, Tariffs, Western Hemisphere
Pages:
104
Volume:
1999
DOI:
Issue:
007
Series:
Country Report No. 1999/007
Stock No:
1PANEA0011999
ISBN:
9781451830804
ISSN:
1934-7685
