Travel in 360 degrees to the forests and seas of Panama, and meet the Indigenous Peoples - the guardians of the forest, and the Afro-descendant communities - the guardians of the sea.
In October 2019, the economy plunged into a financial crisis brought about by a sudden stop in capital inflows, which precipitated banking, debt , and exchange rate crises
Growth in Egypt is expected to have remained positive, but declined from 5.6% in FY2019 to 3.5% in FY2020, and then further to 2.3% in FY2021, before rebounding in FY2022.
Growth in the UAE is expected to reach to 2.5 percent by 2022; supported by the government’s mitigation and recovery plans, higher oil prices and production capacity, improved business sentiment and a boost from Dubai Expo2021.
Real GDP growth in Qatar will turn positive again in 2021 as energy prices stabilize at around US$42bbl, global LNG demand picks up, and nonenergy economic sentiment improves once the pandemic is controlled.
With persistent political instability, the economy has struggled to garner investor confidence since the revolution such that GDP growth averaged just 1.5% between 2011 and 2019.
The devastating impact of COVID-19 on Oman's economic activity indicates that the public finances will remain under increasing pressure over the forecast period reinforced by severely subdued global energy prices