As part of the internal Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) awareness campaign, the Volunteers Committee of the Superintendency of Banks of Panama (SBP) participated in a productive training session.

Panama hosted the General Assembly and Board of Directors meeting of the Central American Council of Superintendents of Banks, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions (CCSBSO, for its acronym in Spanish) on July 27 and 28, 2023.

Loans to the construction sector increased by 1.2%, marking the first positive outcome since May 2018.

The performance of the credit portfolio has a positive impact on the assets of the CBI.

Banking access is of utmost relevance in the current economic and social context, as it has the power to transform lives and communities.

The Board of Directors of the Superintendency of Banks of Panama (SBP) appointed Messrs. Felipe Echandi Lacayo and David Alberto Davarro as Chairman and Secretary of said body, respectively.

The Superintendency of Banks of Panama (SBP) held the “2022 Meeting with Journalists” to update reporters on topics of interest regarding the supervisory and regulatory management of the institution.

The International Banking Center’s (IBC) loan portfolio show signs of improvement in terms of profitability and risk indicators, according to the statistics of the Banking Activity Report of October 2022, issued by the Superintendency of Banks of Panama (SBP).

The Superintendent of Banks, Amauri A. Castillo, along with the Deputy Director of Banking Supervision, Luis Barahona, and the Environment Analysis Manager, Patricio Mosquera, attended the 10th Joint Meeting of the Central American Monetary Council (CMCA, for its acronym in Spanish) and the Central American Council of Superintendents of Banks, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions (CCSBSO, for its acronym in Spanish), a physical and virtual event held in San José, Costa Rica.

Because of the negative effects that climate change could trigger in the financial system, the Board of Directors of the Superintendency of Banks of Panama (SBP) approved Rule 11-2022, dated 1 November 2022, “Whereby number 13 is added to Article 4 of Rule 8-2010 on Comprehensive Risk Management.”