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
Panama’s logistics sector is on the verge of a major expansion. Large-scale infrastructure investments — including new port terminals, a railway to Costa Rica and ongoing Canal upgrades — are expected to push the sector from roughly 35% of GDP… Read More »Panama’s Logistics Infrastructure Boom: Sector Could Grow from 35 to 50% of GDP
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
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%
Air Transport contributes 8.2% to Panama’s GDP, according to International Air Transport Association (IATA). Approximately 8.2% of Panama’s gross domestic product, or more than $6.8 billion annually comes from the country’s aviation industry. Two weeks ago the International Air Transport… Read More »IATA: Air Transport contributes 8.2% to Panama’s GDP
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%