Panama

Official data shows that exports from Panama rose by 35% in Q1, underpinning the strong growth in GDP (7.9%, according to the finance ministry). Exports to the US, Panama's chief... 2006-07-14

Panama's economy continues to forge ahead at a fast pace. Last year saw GDP growth of 6.4%, among the highest in Latin America. For this year the government is forecasting between... 2006-06-15

BMI View: With strong Q1 growth we are now looking at better-than-expected GDP figures for the forecast period 2006-07. Expectations of the beginning of expansion works on the canal... 2006-06-14

With a price tag of US$5.25bn, President Martin Torrijos has finally unveiled the long-awaited plan to expand the 92-year-old canal. At a presentation at a town hall meeting, the... 2006-05-17

A recent poll by the firm Dichter & Neira found that 56% of Panamanians support the planned expansion of the Panama canal; but the number of those expressing opposition rose... 2006-04-20

Y-o-y inflation fell to 2.3% at the end of February, down from 3% y-o-y in January. Last year's high inflation rate was caused by the rise in world oil prices. Fuel prices rose by... 2006-04-20

The government is still digesting the 55,000-page proposal that it has received from the canal authority for the planned expansion of the waterway. That is the excuse that President... 2006-04-11

A recent report from the US Department of State on Panama's place in the drug-route from Colombia comes as no surprise, given its proximity and the resources available to the traffickers.... 2006-03-20

Under pressure from world oil prices, inflation ended last year at 2.9%, compared with 1.5% for 2004. The Ministry of Finance has announced that the price of the basic food basket... 2006-03-20

Panama's labour development minister has said that the long-awaited plan for the expansion of the Panama canal puts a price tag on the works of around US$4.5bn, considerably lower... 2006-03-15