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Panama was the first foreign country to adopt the U.S. dollar as its legal currency (1903) after its secession from Colombia (with U.S. help) temporarily deprived it of a local currency. Panama is a high income economy with a history of low inflation.
The National Bank of Panama, one of two government-owned banks, was responsible for nonmonetary aspects of central banking in Panama, assisted by the National Banking Commission (Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores), which was created along with the country's International Financial Center, and was charged with licensing and supervising banks.
De Nederlandsche Bank (monetary authority) Federal Reserve Bank (U.S. dollar) float Cayman Islands: Cayman Islands dollar: KYD Cayman Islands Monetary Authority: 1.00 KYD = 1.20 USD Cuba: Cuban peso: CUP Central Bank of Cuba: 24.00 CUP = 1.00 USD Sint Maarten: Netherlands Antillean guilder [1] ANG Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten: 1.79 ...
Bicsa Financial Center, first named Ice Tower, then Star Bay Tower, is a mixed-use 66-story skyscraper in Avenida Balboa, Panama City. Standing 267 m (876 ft) tall, it is the third tallest building in Panama City and fourth in Latin America. Bicsa Financial Center is also known for its distinctive glass colour (gold).
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The tower is located in the Campo Alegre neighbourhood of Panama City and it hosts three types of offices: one per floor with a total area of 1,124 m 2 (12,100 sq ft), two per floor with 562 m 2 (6,050 sq ft), and four per floor with 202 or 360 m 2 (3,880 sq ft). Upon the tenancy, the office spaces are delivered with finishes with modular space.
The stimulus was strongly felt in Panama City and Colón, the terminal cities of the canal. However, the world depression of the 1930s reduced international trade and canal traffic, causing widespread unemployment in the terminal cities and generating a flow of workers to subsistence farming.
The most heavily affected district was the El Chorrillo area of Panama City, where several blocks of apartments were completely destroyed. [ 53 ] [ 54 ] [ 55 ] The economic damage caused by the fighting has been estimated at between 1.5 and 2 billion dollars. [ 46 ]