Economy

BMI View: Consumer prices rose by 0.17% m-o-m in August 2006. Year-on-year inflation came in at 8.65% in the month, reflecting a continuing downward path over the past quarter. By... 2006-09-12

BMI View: Consumer prices rose by 0.17% m-o-m in August 2006. Year-on-year inflation came in at 8.65% in the month, reflecting a continuing downward path over the past quarter. By... 2006-09-12

BMI View: Honduras has already negotiated some US$1.8bn in debt relief with the members of the Paris Club of lenders, of a total external debt of around US$4.4bn. A pardoning of... 2006-09-11

BMI View: A rise in bus fares and the approval of a rise in the minimum wage will certainly put further upside pressure on consumer prices, which are already under strain from high... 2006-09-11

BMI View: Fuel consumption rose almost 5% in H106 compared to H105, despite a price rise of between 17% and 18% for gasoline at the petrol pumps in the first six months of the year.... 2006-09-11

BMI View: A new poll has showed that public support for the expansion of the Panama Canal has risen, but also that opposition to the plan has climbed, suggesting that President Martin... 2006-09-11

BMI View: Year-on-year inflation ticked up to 3.23% y-o-y in July from 2.13% in June. As a net importer of oil Panama has been particularly vulnerable to the rise in world oil prices,... 2006-09-11

BMI View: Year-on-year inflation ticked up to 3.23% y-o-y in July from 2.13% in June. As a net importer of oil Panama has been particularly vulnerable to the rise in world oil prices,... 2006-09-11

Panama registered an overall fiscal surplus of 0.1% of GDP in H106, according to the Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas . This figure represents an improving fiscal picture and is... 2006-08-25

On the external front, exports grew by just 3.7% in H106, while the import bill rose by almost 12%. That pushed the trade deficit up to US$1.52bn by the end of the six-month period.... 2006-08-21