Favorable interest rates and low prices are helping fuel a housing construction bonanza in Panama. But is the boom turning to a bust?
Panama's President Martín Torrijos is implementing market reforms that can also meet the needs of the poor and unemployed. Now he needs to strengthen the country's frayed social fiber.
Panama's International Banking Center has grown, thanks to a burgeoning local economy and incentives. But some banks complain the market is too crowded.
Controversial reform legislation is helping shore up Panama's finances. The fiscal deficit, however, remains as serious a problem as ever.
Trade is growing, so the government and private port operators have to make room for bigger ships using the Panama Canal and the ports.
Following its recent swap offer, which...
Panama has published initial terms for...
Trade talks between the US and...
Panama has offered to swap five...
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Jun 4 - 5, 2013 | The Westin, Lima, Peru
Explicitly designed to connect the international investment community and leaders from the Andean... more
Jul 16 - 17, 2013 | Sheraton on the Park, Sydney, Australia
An in depth look at the rapidly evolving state of the Latin America Australia investment... more
Sep 10 - 11, 2013 | Westin Beijing Chaoyang, Beijing, China
LA-CIF is the leading event connecting Latin America and China. Through an invitation-only,... more
Sep 13, 2013 | Shilla Hotel, Seoul, Korea
LA-KIF will examine the rapidly evolving LatAm-Korea investment relationship, the pace & direction... more
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"[While] it’s good to build more infrastructure and increase investment, you have to be conscious about the macro effects of too big an increase in domestic demand, including of course public expenditure."
Julio Velarde, Peru central bank
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