GDP per capita growth rate: Latin American countries (1990-2014 and 2004-2014)  

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... countries in terms of accessibility and affordability of financial services. Moreover, Panama outperforms the US (country with one of the most well-developed financial system in the world) when it comes to the easiness of accessing to a loan ( Figure 20). ...

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... average (1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014) total consumption of energy has been equivalent to 82% of total generation. Over those years the country managed to expand electricity generation at the lofty speed the accelerating economy demanded, but the actual situation is not as comfortable as depicted in Figure 23. Efficiency losses have averaged 14% of total domestic supply over the previous ten years. ...

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... However, during the past decade reliance on hydroelectric generation has diminished. As displayed in Figure 24, hydroelectric generation went from 66% of total electricity supply in 2004 to 54% in 2014. Out of the 3.525 million kWh/hour capacity increase registered between those years, only a third came out of hydroelectric plants. ...

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... adequately accommodate future growth, the country would need to diversify its sources of power generation, and continue growing its exports of goods and services to afford larger imports of energy. Another interesting feature is derived from the evolution of the demand for electricity (Figure 25). The fact that a large chunk of the value added in Panama over the previous decade came from the service sector, which is not energy-intensive, 31 has allowed to country to grow at a fast pace without running into an electricity constraint. ...