Panama to lead growth in Latin America

 

Panama will grow 6.8 percent this year, the highest rate in Latin America, according to World Bank forecasts.

The Central American nation is expected to grow 6.2 percent in 2015, and 6.4 percent in 2016, the bank added.

But the bank warned that Panama is not immune to a regional economic slowdown, and advised it to take precautionary measures.

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