Bank Regulatory Capital (Local Currency) rose 7.45% yoy to PAB 10.7 bil in Panama in 2Q2016

Bank regulatory capital rose 7.45% yoy to PAB 10.7 bil in Panama in 2Q2016, 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 PAB 10.7 bil in 2Q2016 and an all time low of PAB 4.03 bil in 1Q2005. When compared to Panama's main peers, bank regulatory capital in Colombia amounted to COP 83,364 bil, CRC 3,493 bil in Costa Rica, HNL 40.8 bil in Honduras and NIO 24.3 bil in Nicaragua in 2Q2016.

Panama has been ranked 81st within the group of 100 countries we follow in terms of bank regulatory capital, 63 places below the position seen 10 years ago.