Weekly Report - 02 March 2017 (WR-17-08)

PANAMA | Strong growth. On 20 February Panama’s economy & finance ministry (MEF) reported that it expects the economy to grow by 5.8% this year, up from 5.2% in 2016. The MEF press release attributes this projected growth to dynamism in the sectors of construction, mining & quarrying; financial services; and electricity, gas & water supply.

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