With its economy expanding rapidly, one of Panama’s key challenges is to provide public services for its inhabitants. From housing itself to sanitation and energy, these areas are providing a host of opportunities for construction through concessions, tenders and public private partnerships. Housing, especially at a social interest level, has become a government priority...
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Articles & Analysis | Panama boosts social housing through private sector collaboration from The Report: Panama 2015
Chapter | Construction & Real Estate from The Report: Panama 2015
Buoyed by a combination of factors, including the country’s prime geographic location, sustained economic growth and the influx of foreign investment in recent years, Panama’s real estate market has seen unprecedented growth since 2006. Today it is a key component of Panama’s economy, amounting to $4.6bn or 12% of GDP in 2014. Though fast growth has led the cost of land to skyrocket, sometimes...
Despite slower GDP growth of 6.2% in 2014, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Panama remains one of Latin America’s fastest growing economies, a trend set to continue in coming years with the IMF forecasting average annual growth of around 6.5% over the next five years.
Un compromiso de los cuatro países que integran la Alianza del Pacífico para profundizar la integración en áreas clave debería apuntalar el plan de inversión en infraestructura de Colombia, y abrir el camino para mejoras en toda la región.
With the state planning to develop new rail links and upgrade its roads, seaports and airports, construction is set to surge in Kuwait over the coming years.
Articles & Analysis | Indonesia's affordable housing schemes providing a step up from The Report: Indonesia 2015
Unlike other global economies, Indonesia largely surfed over the 2008-09 financial crisis, with the economy bucking Western trends and going into a strong, expansionary mode – chalking up 6.5% GDP growth in 2011 and over 5% growth in the years since. This came in the wake of strong economic growth in the years prior to 2008 as well, leaving the Indonesian per capita income in...