[expat_panama]

Throughout the 1990s, even in years of budget surpluses, the current account was growing.

The problem here might be that most people don't know that the current account is what pundits call the "trade deficit", but those same pundits won't add that it's always paid for by a capital surplus.

[stephenjohnbanker]

How much is a nice home in Panama?

[wolfcreek]

Don’t the national debt, joblessness and over regulation/taxation have an effect on the amount of capital flowing in this country?