Bank Regulatory Capital rose 1.22% to PAB 10.7 bil in Panama in second quarter of 2016

Bank regulatory capital reached 10.7 PAB bil in second quarter of 2016 in Panama, according to the National Central Bank. This is 1.22 % more than in the previous quarter.

Historically, bank regulatory capital in Panama reached an all time high of 10.7 PAB bil in second quarter of 2016 and an all time low of 4.03 PAB bil in first quarter of 2005. When compared to Panama's main peers, bank regulatory capital in Colombia amounted to 83,364 COP bil, 3,493 CRC bil in Costa Rica, 40.8 HNL bil in Honduras and 22.3 NIO bil in Nicaragua in second quarter of 2016.

Panama has been ranked 82nd within the group of 99 countries we follow in terms of bank regulatory capital, 64 places behind the position seen 10 years ago.

Bank regulatory capital is the minimum amount of a bank's capital required to be held for a certain level of assets through regulatory agencies such as the Bank for International Settlements, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or Federal Reserve Board.