IMF Staff Country Reports

Panama: Recent Economic Developments

March 1, 1999

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Summary

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

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    104

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 1999/007

  • Stock No:

    1PANEA0011999

  • ISBN:

    9781451830804

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685