OPINION/EDITORIAL

Precautionary Credit Line Provides Panama with Crisis Insurance

IMF Country Focus January 222, 2021/IMF IMF mission chief for Panama, Alejandro Santos, speaks about the country’s outlook and using the 2-year Precautionary Liquidity Line of $2.7 billion as an insurance policy against shocks. Related Links Read the press release Panama and the IMF Factsheet: IMF Precautionary and Liquidity Line […]

Energy Shares Plunge As Oil Rally Halts

January 22, 2021/OilPrice.com Energy shares were hit hard as the oil rally came to a halt, with new lockdowns reigniting oil demand fears Friday, January 22nd, 2021 Oil posted some losses at the close of the week, with Brent dipping back below $55 per barrel and WTI down below $52. […]

MPC to Maintain Policy Rates

January 22, 2021/Cordros Report The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to hold its first meetings of the year on the 25th and 26th of January 2021. We expect the Committee to assess the developments in the domestic and external macroeconomic and financial markets since its last meeting in November […]