JPMorgan Says Panama Bonds Are a Buy as Offshore Scandal Fades

  • Nation’s economy to be boosted by canal expansion, metro
  • IMF says Panama to grow the most in Latin America this year

Panama City.

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Negative headlines triggered by the so-called Panama papers scandal earlier this year may have created an opportunity to buy the Central American nation’s sovereign bonds, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.

The bank raised its recommendation on the country to “overweight” from “marketweight”, saying that the bonds have under-performed this year, even as the economy remains a top performer.