This article describes the economichistoryofPanama. Since the early 16th century, Panama's geographic location gave the country a comparative advantage...
deprived it of a local currency. Panama is a high income economy with a historyof low inflation. Since the early 16th century, Panama's geographic location...
The idea of the Panama Canal dates back to 1513, when Vasco Núñez de Balboa first crossed the Isthmus ofPanama. This narrow land bridge between North...
The Panama Papers (Spanish: Papeles de Panamá) are 11.5 million leaked documents (or 2.6 terabytes of data) that were published beginning on April 3,...
Panama (/ˈpænəmɑː/ PAN-ə-mah, /pænəˈmɑː/ pan-ə-MAH; Spanish: Panamá IPA: [panaˈma] ), officially the Republic ofPanama, is a country in Latin America...
Panama City (Spanish: Ciudad de Panamá; pronounced [sjuˈða(ð) ðe panaˈma]), also known as Panama (or Panamá in Spanish), is the capital and largest city...
invaded Panama in mid-December 1989 during the presidency of George H. W. Bush. The primary purpose of the invasion was to depose the de facto ruler of Panama...
tariff-free economic system. However, the growing demand for bananas surpassed the supply because of challenges such as invasive fruit diseases (Panama, sigtaoka...
and low Isthmus ofPanama. This S-shaped isthmus is situated between 7° and 10° north latitude and 77° and 83° west longitude. Panama encompasses approximately...
Patterns in the Cauca Valley. Cambridge 1977. McGreevy, William P. An EconomicHistoryof Colombia, 1845-1930. Cambridge 1971. Ocampo, José A., ed. Historia...
residing in the territory of modern day Panama practiced a multitude of faiths. The Panamanian constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the government...
Employment and Economic Development (Spanish: Zonas de empleo y desarrollo económico, or ZEDE, colloquially called a model city) is a type of administrative...
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man is a semi-autobiographical book written by American economist and essayist John Perkins, first published in 2004. The...
The Panama Defense Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas de Defensa de Panamá; FFDD) formerly the National Guard (ofPanama) (Spanish: Guardia Nacional), were the armed...
The economichistoryof the Republic of Turkey had four eras or periods. The first era had the development policy emphasizing private accumulation between...
Isthmus ofPanama from Colón (Atlantic) to Balboa (Pacific, near Panama City). Because of the difficult physical conditions of the route and state of technology...
separation ofPanama from Colombia was formalized on 3 November 1903, with the establishment of the Republic ofPanama. From the Independence ofPanama from...
The economichistoryof Latin America covers the development of the Latin American economy from 2500 BCE to the start of the 21st century. In the pre-contact...
The following is a timeline of the historyofPanama City, Republic ofPanama. 1519 - Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion de Panama founded by Pedro Arias Dávila...