01557cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011796 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475503142 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Panama : Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012. 1 online resource (61 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The 2011 Article IV Consultation reports that Panama's economy has rebounded strongly from the 2009 slowdown, and is one of the fastest-growing in the region. Rapid growth and prudent fiscal policy have lowered public debt to less than 40 percent of GDP, and rating agencies have placed Panama's sovereign debt one notch above investment grade. The neutral fiscal stance envisaged for 2012-13 is broadly appropriate, though a tighter stance would have been preferable to rebuild buffers and contain inflation. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2012/083 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2012/083/002.2012.issue-083-en.xml IMF e-Library