Panama

Panama's long-term political risk ratings have been downgraded slightly on the back of growing concerns over the impartiality of the country's judiciary. The move to replace a popular... 2010-02-24

We have lowered our short-term economic risk ratings for Central America as the region continues to face an uphill struggle to recover from a challenging global macroeconomic environment.... 2010-02-10

We have decided to lower Panama's long-term political risk rating, as criticism of President Ricardo Martinelli's alleged nepotism grows both domestically and abroad. The most recent... 2010-02-09

Despite a projected widening of Panama's merchandise trade deficit over the next several years, we believe that a strong service balance surplus will prevent an escalation of the... 2010-01-27

Severe floods along Panama's border with Costa Rica have left around 15,000 people isolated from rescue services. The heavy rain, which follows floods in the southern area of the... 2010-01-13

Low base effects set in the last two months of 2008, have seen headline consumer price inflation spike to 1.4% year-on-year in November, a considerable spike from the 0.7% y-o-y headline... 2010-01-13

BMI View: Central America is likely to experience spiraling levels of drug-related crime in 2010, with regional governments relatively powerless to counter the influence of local... 2010-01-08