Bank Equity (Local Currency) rose 8.91% yoy to PAB 10.5 bil in Panama in 2Q2016

Bank equity rose 8.91% yoy to PAB 10.5 bil in Panama in 2Q2016, according to the National Central Bank. This is 2.99% more than in the previous quarter.

Historically, bank equity in Panama reached an all time high of PAB 10.5 bil in 2Q2016 and an all time low of PAB 3.90 bil in 1Q2005. When compared to Panama's main peers, bank equity in Colombia amounted to COP 100,401 bil, CRC 3,894 bil in Costa Rica, HNL 37.3 bil in Honduras and NIO 22.5 bil in Nicaragua in 2Q2016.

Panama has been ranked 89th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of bank equity, 65 places below the position seen 10 years ago.