The Central American nation of Panama has been experiencing an economic and tourism boom in recent years and, while most of this has taken place in and around the capital Panama City, the rest of the country is now starting to reap the benefits, as Sebastian Schmitz discovers.
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Over the last decade, Panama has had one of the fastest growing economies in the world, with the World Bank Group reporting that the country’s annual growth is 7.2%, more than double the regional average.