Panamanian Exchange Trading Grows by 27.5%

The total amount traded on the Panamanian Stock Exchange (BVP in Spanish) at the end of 2011 was $3.365 million, 27.5% more than in 2010.

Friday, January 6, 2012

A statement from the BVP said that the total amount traded was $1,377 million in releases of corporate bonds and $1,243 million in state certificates.

"The commercial paper securities, known as short-term papers shares, came in third place with a total of $364.9 million traded.

Corporate bonds made up 63% of the total volume traded, compared with 37% in state certificates, which "once again confirms the specific nature of the BVP as an essentially corporate entity", indicated the statement", according to an article by Univision.com

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