Panama

Consumer prices are beginning to tick up in Panama, as bumper economic growth has begun to cause inflationary pressures. Inflation came in at 3.41% y-o-y in June, up from 2.13% in... 2007-08-02

BMI View: Manuel Noriega, who ruled Panama under a virtual military dictatorship during the 1980s, is scheduled to be released from a US prison in September. As yet it is unclear... 2007-07-31

The former head of Panama's national maritime service (SMN), Ricardo Traad, was arrested in May on money laundering charges following a sting operation by the US Drug Enforcement... 2007-07-04

BMI View: Costa Rica's decision to dissolve its diplomatic ties with Taiwan has heightened speculation that other Central American and Caribbean allies may follow suit. In our view,... 2007-06-22

BMI View: The Panamanian economy performed so impressively in Q107 that we have again revised up our year-end GDP growth forecast. The transportation sector has cemented itself... 2007-06-20

BMI View: Global food prices are on the rise. This has hit Central America particularly harshly, given the heavy weighting of key agricultural goods in national price baskets. For... 2007-06-12

BMI View: Preliminary government estimates indicate that the Panamanian economy expanded by 8.0% y-o-y in Q107. If confirmed, this figure would be very close to the full-year real... 2007-06-05

Members of the opposition have accused Panamanian President Martín Torrijos of attempting to resurrect aspects of Panama's authoritarian past. Torrijos has sanctioned tough anti-crime... 2007-06-05

BMI View: After US President George W. Bush and leaders from the Democratic party came to an agreement to include enforceable labour and environmental provisions in pending free... 2007-05-29

BMI View: Although inflation has historically been very low in Panama, consumer prices increased by 3.04% in Q107, among the highest outturns in recent years. We believe that inflation... 2007-05-10