TY - BOOK ID - 85291437 TI - Panama : 2017 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report for Panama. PY - 2017 SN - 1475597835 1475597819 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Inflation (Finance) KW - Finance KW - Natural rate of unemployment KW - Banks and Banking KW - Macroeconomics KW - Public Finance KW - Statistics KW - Business and Financial KW - Criminology KW - Debt KW - Debt Management KW - Sovereign Debt KW - Banks KW - Depository Institutions KW - Micro Finance Institutions KW - Mortgages KW - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology KW - Computer Programs: Other KW - General Financial Markets: Government Policy and Regulation KW - Current Account Adjustment KW - Short-term Capital Movements KW - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law KW - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General KW - Public finance & taxation KW - Banking KW - Econometrics & economic statistics KW - Financial services law & regulation KW - International economics KW - Corporate crime KW - white-collar crime KW - Public debt KW - Commercial banks KW - Financial regulation and supervision KW - Revenue administration KW - Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) KW - Crime KW - Financial institutions KW - Debts, Public KW - Banks and banking KW - Financial services industry KW - Law and legislation KW - Balance of payments KW - Revenue KW - Money laundering KW - Panama UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85291437 AB - This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights Panama’s economy as the fastest growing in Latin America over the past two decades. It is expected to remain among the most dynamic in the region, with stable and low inflation, sustainable public debt, a declining current account deficit, and a stable financial sector. Economic growth moderated to 4.9 percent in 2016 in the face of external headwinds, and inflation and unemployment remain subdued but have risen slightly. Fiscal consolidation continues in line with fiscal rule targets, and public debt is sustainable. Credit growth remains strong, but has begun to slow recently. The outlook is favorable despite heightened external uncertainty. ER -