Panama business practice offers a wide range of opportunities to enter in the economic system to initiate local and/or international operations. Such opportunities can be through business associations, partnership, franchising, mergers and acquisitions, or through the incorporation of your own company. Most dynamic economic sector activities that show a sustainable economic growth for the year’s 2011 y 2010 are as follows:
Service Sector
Indicator
Million Amount 2012
Million Amount 2011
Percentage Variation +(-)
Transportation Panama Canal Operations
Revenue
US$ 1,870.5
US$1,782.0
5%
Financial System Banking System
Banking System Assets
US$ 72,937
US$ 66,217
10.1%
Whole Sales Commerce Free Zone Operations
Value of re-exportation Colon Free Zone
US$ 16,142
US$ 15,111
6.8%
Tourism
Disbursement paid by tourist
US$ 2,261.9
US$1,925.6
17.5%
Construction Sector Construction
Accumulated value of constructions, improvements and repairs
US$ 1,360.2
US$ 1,094.7
24.2%
Source: Contraloría General de la República de Panamá.
Some industry drivers that promote a sustainable growth in cash inflow and outflow are the followings:
