Franc de Lima, the Minister of Finance, also noted that investment volumes in private sector of economy have grown to $ 7.65 billion between years 2010 and 2013.
Direct foreign investments in Panama in 2013 totaled nearly $4 billion. That figure is almost $980 million higher than that compared with 2012, this is according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
This figure includes investments into the mining industry of Panama with $4 billion, $2.2 into energy production, $ 650 million into the construction of new hotels and $ 500 million were the investments made into new marine port in Corozal.
Despite of many negative prognoses and estimations of economy in Latin America, the forecast for the direct investments into Panama still look really bright. Panama’s economy inevitable loses its ultra-fast growth, but instead becoming a stable economy which strongly stands on its internal resources, as well as foreign investments.
