Main conclusions regarding the Central American economy between 2008 and 2011.
The State of the Region Report is a tool by Central America for Central America, which analyzes and tracks the major challenges of sustainable human development. In this fourth report, the titles of the main conclusions on the topic Economy are presented:
- Intra-regional migration is concentrated between Nicaragua and Costa Rica
In the World Economic Forum ranking, the Canal country is the only Central American included.
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You can find data on national accounts, inflation, unemployment, payment balance, fiscal indicators, international trade and raw material prices.
The IMF published a series of selected macroeconomic data and raw material prices by country and region, with a two year projection, as part of the statistical appendix to the biannual report on global economic prospects.
Equilibrium, a risk rating firm, predicts a slowdown in the Panamanian banking sector in 2009.
Equilibrium, a risk rating firm and a subsidiary of Moody's Investors Service, Inc., believes that credit stagnation, lower margins and higher provisions will push the results of the Panamanian banks downward.
The general manager of the rating firm, Ernesto Bazán, told Prensa.com that "delinquencies in personal consumption portfolios have increased from 4.1% in December 2007 to 5.9% in December 2008, auto loan delinquencies went from 4.5% to 6.4% and mortgage delinquencies went from 5.4% to 6.5%."
The "Harmonization of Government Public Finance Statistics Project” which will seek to produce comparable fiscal data was begun.
In a report in Capitales.com, the purpose is stated thus: "…to compile and disseminate data that may provide a comparative analysis of the fiscal situation." The commentary by the finance minister of Costa Rica, Guillermo Zuniga was also published: "The project is very important for the region because by having quality information that is properly harmonized we can do a fiscal analysis in the midst of the current situation which is crucial for decision making."
A realistic look at the challenges of sustainable human development in Central America.
How is Central America doing?
A realistic look at the present and future.
The State of the Region Report is an instrument from Central America and for Central America. It purpose is to provide a follow-up to the challenges of sustainable human development in the region. It seeks to offer information and analysis the Central Americans with the objective of: