IMF Staff Country Reports

Panama: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

April 3, 2000

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Panama: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2000) accessed September 18, 2024

Summary

This Selected Issues paper analyzes a study conducted by the International Labor Organization, which evaluates the Caja de Seguro Social or CSS's actuarial situation. The paper describes Panama's social security system, which consists of the Social Security Agency (Caja de Seguro Social or CSS) and several complementary schemes. The study reviews the basic characteristics of the system; the CSS's financial situation; the complimentary public pension scheme—Fondo Complementario de Prestaciones Sociales; and strategies for further reform. It also provides a statistical appendix for the country.

Subject: Banking, Customs unions, Economic sectors, Expenditure, International trade, Labor, Pensions, Public sector, Revenue administration

Keywords: Central America, CR, Customs unions, Earnings, Estimate, Free zone, Fund staff estimate, ISCR, Legal reserve, Long-term debt, Net services receipt, Pensions, Public sector, Short-term debt, South America, Staff estimate, Western Hemisphere

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    67

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2000/044

  • Stock No:

    1PANEA0012000

  • ISBN:

    9781451830811

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685