Net earnings for January 2012 were $147 million, an increase of 62.9% compared to the same period in 2011, according to data from the Superintendency of Banks.

"Despite the volatility of international markets and the uncertainty posed by global economic difficulties in the U.S. and European debt problems, the banking sector is maximizing the economic boom in Panama, which closed 2011 with a 10.5% growth," reported Prensa.com.

In general, loans in the Panamanian financial system recorded growth above 15%, and savings and investment portfolios are performing well.

Source: Prensa.com

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Entities in the International Banking Center generated profits of $670 million in the first four months of the year, 11% more than in the same period in 2017.

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Banks operating in the local market earned $694 million at the close of the first semester this year.

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