First of all we have a very small consuming population in Panama, no more than 2.3 million inhabitants. Secondly, Panama has based its economy fundamentally on service: the canal; banking; insurance; law firms; ship registry.
以巴拿馬來說，第一，巴拿馬的消費人口很少﹘﹘總共不過二百卅萬人；第二，巴拿馬的經濟主要植根於服務業，如運河、科隆自由區、金融體系、保險業務、法律諮詢以及船籍登記等。