Panama

Panamá se beneficiaría de la lucha contra las desigualdades, las brechas en educación y competencias, y la informalidad para mantener su progreso económico, según un nuevo informe

Panamá puede beneficiarse de poner en marcha nuevos motores de crecimiento y de invertir más y mejor en políticas sociales y de desarrollo territorial para promover un crecimiento más sostenible e inclusivo, según el Estudio Multidimensional de País de Panamá.

Panama stands to benefit from tackling inequalities, gaps in education and skills and informality to maintain its economic progress, says new report

Panama stands to benefit from unlocking new drivers for growth and from investing more and better in social policy and territorial development to make growth more sustainable and inclusive, according to the OECD Multi-dimensional Country Review of Panama released today on the occasion of a joint event hosted by the Panama’s Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economy and Finance in Panama City and the OECD Development Centre.

Government at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean 2017 – Country notes

These country notes contain indicators which compare the political and institutional frameworks of national governments as well as revenues and expenditures, employment, and compensation.

Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes Peer Reviews: Panama 2016 - Phase 2: Implementation of the Standard in Practice

Panama joins the Inclusive Framework on BEPS

Following the first meeting of the Inclusive Framework on BEPS in Kyoto, Japan, on 30 June-1 July and the regional meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean held in Montevideo, Uruguay, on 21-23 September, more countries and jurisdictions are joining the framework. On 28 October, the Inclusive Framework on BEPS welcomed Panama as its 87th member.

Empowering the 40% of young Latin Americans not in formal jobs, education or training could spark new growth engines, says latest Latin American Economic Outlook

Latin America and the Caribbean’s (LAC) GDP will shrink by between 0.9% and 1% in 2016, according to the latest estimates, the second consecutive year of negative growth and a rate of contraction the region has not seen since the early 1980s. According to the Latin American Economic Outlook 2017, the region should recover in 2017, but with modest GDP growth of between 1.5% and 2%, below expected growth in advanced economies.

Panama joins international efforts against tax evasion and avoidance

Panama signed today the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, making it the 105th jurisdiction to join the world’s leading instrument for boosting transparency and combating cross-border tax evasion. The signing shows that Panama is now implementing its commitment to fully cooperate with the international community on transparency.

Panama decides to sign multilateral tax information sharing convention

The OECD welcomes Panama’s decision to sign the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, which was formally communicated to the OECD in a letter from its Vice President and announced publicly on Friday 15 July 2016.

Bahrein, Líbano, Nauru, Panamá y Vanuatu se comprometen con la norma internacional sobre intercambio automático de información de cuentas financieras para luchar contra la evasión y la elusión fiscal

La OCDE y el Foro Global sobre la Transparencia e Intercambio de Información con Fines Fiscales han anunciado hoy que Bahrein, Líbano, Nauru, Panamá y Vanuatu han asumido el compromiso de intercambiar automáticamente información de cuentas financieras con otros países.

Tax administrations ready to act on “Panama Papers”

Government officials from around the world have called on the OECD to convene a special project meeting of the Joint International Tax Shelter Information and Collaboration (JITSIC) Network to explore possibilities of co-operation and information-sharing, identify tax compliance risks and agree collaborative action, in light of the “Panama Papers” revelations.