THE COMPANY: Grupo ASSA is a holding company listed on the Panama Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de Panamá, BVP) under the ticker symbol ASSA. The group has operations across Central America in three main sectors: banking and financing activities, insurance and reinsurance, and other strategic investments, which account for 45.9%, 42...
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Articles & Analysis | Share analysis: Grupo ASSA – financial Services from The Report: Panama 2015
Articles & Analysis | Share analysis: Grupo Melo – agribusiness from The Report: Panama 2015
THE COMPANY: Grupo Melo is an industry leader in a variety of agro-industrial activities across Panama, with a historical focus on poultry products. The company is publicly traded, listed on the Panama Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de Panamá, BVP) under the ticker symbol MELO.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Dulcidio De La Guardia, Minister of Economy and Finance: Interview from The Report: Panama 2015
With GDP growth forecast at 7% in 2015, why is a spurt expected after the slowdown in 2014?
Interviews & Viewpoints | Erick Campos, Managing Director, Fitch Central America: Interview from The Report: Panama 2015
Articles & Analysis | More skilled workers are needed in Panama from The Report: Panama 2015
The overall unemployment rate in Panama increased from 4.1% in 2013 to 4.8% in 2014. This included 3.5% (or 61,616 people) who were openly unemployed and an additional 1.4% (or 24,289 people) assessed as being in the “hidden unemployed”, according to figures published by the National Statistics Agency. Nearly two-thirds of the absolute increase in the number of jobless...
Articles & Analysis | Despite fiscal slippage Panama is on a firm footing from The Report: Panama 2015
Panama is a small and open economy in which investment is normally well in excess of savings. In 2014 the current account deficit amounted to some $5.3bn, or 12% of GDP, according to the IMF.