Chapter 13(24) Monetary Policy—Around the World

Read the following articles and pages in order to answer the below questions.

"The World Factbook: Panama", CIA
"Panama Economic Outlook", Focus Economics
"Lessons from the Monetary Experience of Panama: A Dollar Economy with Financial Integration", Cato Journal

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