How's the economy in the Panama City, Panama area of San Francisco?

San Francisco is simply an area within Panama City, Panama. Therefore, the economy here is no different than that of Panama City, as a whole. Since Panama continues to thrive with 11.2% GDP growth in 2012, and projected 8% growth in 2013, Panama City is where the bulk of business activity happens in the country.

San Francisco is close to all of that - 10 minutes to the banking district, but it also has plenty of it's own shops, restaurants, and locales (which is the name for...

San Francisco is simply an area within Panama City, Panama. Therefore, the economy here is no different than that of Panama City, as a whole. Since Panama continues to thrive with 11.2% GDP growth in 2012, and projected 8% growth in 2013, Panama City is where the bulk of business activity happens in the country.

San Francisco is close to all of that - 10 minutes to the banking district, but it also has plenty of it's own shops, restaurants, and locales (which is the name for most small retail stores which could be offices too).

 

Most people only differentiate San Francisco as a place to live or as a location within Panama City, not necessarily as having it's own economy.
 

The economy of the San Francisco area of Panama City, Panama seems to be on the upswing. We have high GDP growth over the last decade or so. There was a bit of a slowdown in the last couple of years but there seems to be an uptake now in the financial activity as well as pre construction of more apartment buildings, which gives us a pretty good indicator that the markets are improving.
 
General construction is up in the San Francisco area. There are lots of new buildings popping...

The economy of the San Francisco area of Panama City, Panama seems to be on the upswing. We have high GDP growth over the last decade or so. There was a bit of a slowdown in the last couple of years but there seems to be an uptake now in the financial activity as well as pre construction of more apartment buildings, which gives us a pretty good indicator that the markets are improving.
 
General construction is up in the San Francisco area. There are lots of new buildings popping up to meet the demands of residents and businesses, including restaurants, hair salons, and other service type business that gear towards servicing the residents of the San Francisco area.

 

(Pictured: Panama City, Panama, including San Francisco area, as viewed from above.)