The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) 🤖 & automation could create $450 billion in annual economic value across Latin America & the Caribbean, including as much as $4.2 billion in Panama by 2030. This according to the McKinsey Global Institute… Read More »McKinsey: AI & Automation Could Unlock $4.2B in Panama by 2030
Economic growth in Latin America & the Caribbean is expected to moderate from 2.3% in 2025 to 2.2% in 2026, before improving gradually to 2.5% in 2027 and 2.6% in 2028. This according to the Regional Outlook of the World Bank… Read More »World Bank: LATAM Growth Slows in 2026 Before Gradual Recovery, Panama 2nd Highest Growth
Regional Growth Holds Firm as Brazil and Mexico Face Different Pressures – Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to remain largely steady at 2.3 percent in 2026 before improving to 2.7 percent in 2027. This according to… Read More »Latest IMF LATAM Outlook: Regional Growth Holds Firm
Panama closed 2025 with a combination of economic growth and fiscal consolidation, reinforcing its macroeconomic stability. The economy grew by around 4%, while the fiscal deficit of the non-financial public sector (NFPS) fell sharply from 6.23% of GDP in 2024… Read More »Panama Grew 4% in 2025 while Sharply Reducing Deficit
Economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to recover modestly, rising from an estimated 2.2% last year to 2.3% in 2026 and 2.6% in 2027. This according to the World Bank’s Regional Outlook January 2026 published last… Read More »New World Bank Outlook:Panama Leads LATAM Growth
Growth in Latin America & the Caribbean is expected to remain steady from 2.4% in 2025 with a slight decrease to 2.3% in 2026, according to the latest IMF Regional Economic Outlook Western Hemisphere published last Friday. An upward revision… Read More »Latest IMF Outlook: Steady LATAM Growth, Upward Revision Driven by Mexico
Panama Growth Picks Up on Canal-Driven Trade Activity Economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is expected to hold steady at 2.3% in 2025 and 2.4% in 2026. This marks a downward revision of 0.2% from the WB… Read More »Steady but Modest Growth Ahead for Latin America
According to the new data, the 2025 Top 3 growth countries in Latin America are forecasted to be Argentina 🇦🇷 (5.5% in 2025 and 4.5% in 2026), Guatemala (4.1% in 2025; 3.8% in 2026) and Panama (4% in both 2025… Read More »New IMF Outlook: Panama Forecasted with 3rd Highest Growth in LATAM; Argentina No. 1
Economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is expected to rise from 2.2% last year to 2.5% in 2025 and 2.6% in 2026. Growth is primarily driven by Argentina’s rebound, easing interest rates, and declining inflation. A possible… Read More »World Bank: LATAM Growth to Rise, Panama to recover to 3%
According to the latest IMF Regional Growth Outlook, that was published last Friday, the Top-3 growth countries in Latin America are forecasted to be Nicaragua (4% in 2024; 3.8% in 2025), Costa Rica 🇨🇷 (4% in 2024; 3.5% in 2025)… Read More »Nicaragua & Costa Rica top LATAM growth with 4%; Panama 10th with 2.5%