Panama
Panama supreme court rejects crypto law
Judges agree draft law has unconstitutional provisions and was improperly passed
A better way to buy private sector securities?
Central bank asset purchases can do more harm than good and are often conducted on a flimsy legal basis, writes HKU’s Bryane Michael
People: Panama’s sovereign wealth fund elects first female president
Bank of Spain elects new financial stability head; Liberian governor to head West African group
National Bank of Angola no longer on FATF monitoring list
Angola makes “significant progress” in improving AML/CFT regime; one of three countries removed from monitoring list, alongside Algeria and Panama
Brazil slams IMF proposal on capital controls
Brazil’s finance minister Guido Mantega rejects IMF proposals for establishment of framework on capital controls; attacks Fund’s laissez-faire policy on capital movements
IMF: Lat Am banks a match for foreign rivals
IMF paper indicates foreign banks are no more efficient than domestic ones
IMF opens Lat Am technical assistance centre
The doors to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) central American technical assistance centre opened for the first time on Wednesday.
IMF paper on public debt markets
This IMF paper reviews the state of domestic public debt markets in Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Honduras not ready to adopt dollar-central banker
HONDURAS - A large trade deficit and limited foreign currency reserves mean Honduras is not ready to follow in the footsteps of neighboring El Salvador and dollarize its economy, Central Bank President Victoria Asfura said on Apr 19.
IMF concludes Article IV consultation with Panama
On Jan 22, 2001 the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Panama. Below is the Public Information Notice issued by the IMF. The IMF points out the slowing growth rate of Panana, but recognise…
Guatemala considers legalising limited dollar use
Weeks after El Salvador adopted the dollar as one of its currencies, Guatemala's Congress was considering a similar plan Monday, the Associated Press reported.
El Salvador to use dollar as 'parallel currency'
El Salvador will allow the US dollar to circulate freely alongside its own currency in the new year under a monetary law sent to Congress by the president on Thursday.