The National Bank of Panama ( es, Banco Nacional de Panamá) (BNP) is one of two
Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...
nian government-owned banks. As of January 2009, it held deposits of about US$5 billion. The other government-owned bank is ''Caja de Ahorros de Panamá'' (
Savings Bank
A savings bank is a financial institution whose primary purpose is accepting savings deposits and paying interest on those deposits.
They originated in Europe during the 18th century with the aim of providing access to savings products to al ...
of Panama), with about US$1 billion in total deposits.
Panama has never had an official
central bank
A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages the currency and monetary policy of a country or monetary union,
and oversees their commercial banking system. In contrast to a commercial bank, a central b ...
. The National Bank of Panama was responsible for nonmonetary aspects of central banking in Panama, assisted by the National Banking Commission (''Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores''), which was created along with the country's International Financial Center, and was charged with licensing and supervising banks.
General managers - ''Gerentes generales''
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Albino H. Arosemena, 1904-1909
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Rodolfo Chiari
Rodolfo Chiari Robles (November 15, 1869 in Aguadulce – August 16, 1937 in Monrovia, California) was a Panamanian politician of the National Liberal Party.
Chiari was the general manager of National Bank of Panama from 1909 to 1914. He ...
, 1909-1914
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Francisco Mata Arosemena, 1914
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Ramón Felipe Acevedo, 1914-1916
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José Agustin Arango Ch., 1916-1924
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Próspero Pinel, 1924-1926
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Tomás Gabriel Duque, 1926
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Enrique Linares, 1926-1932
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Eduardo de Alba, 1932-1954
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Florencio de Ycaza, 1954
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Henrique de Obarrio, 1954-1960
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René Orillac Arango, 1960-1964
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Jorge T. Velásquez, 1964-1967
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Fernando Díaz González, 1967-1969
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Eduardo McCullough, 1969
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Enrique Jamarillo Jr., 1969-1970
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Ricardo de la Espriella
Ricardo de la Espriella Toral (born 5 September 1934) is a Panamanian politician who was the President of Panama from 31 July 1982 to 13 February 1984.
Early career
Ricardo de la Espriella is a Stanford-trained economist. Espriella was the g ...
, 1970 - 1978
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Luis Alberto Arias, 1978 - July 1987
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Rafael Arosemena, July 1987 - ?
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Jose B. Espino, ? - 1988 - ?
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Luis H. Moreno, 1989 - 1994
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José Antonio de la Ossa, September 1994 - May 1998
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Eduardo C. Urriola R., 1998 - 1999
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Bolívar Pariente Castillero, September 1999 - September 2004
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Juan Ricardo De Dianous, September 2004 - June 2009
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Darío Ernesto Berbey De La Rosa, July 2009 - June 2014
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Rolando de León de Alba, July 2014 - July 2019
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Javier Carrizo Esquivel, July 2019 -
See also
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Economy of Panama
The economy of Panama is based mainly on the services sector, which accounts for nearly 80% of its GDP and accounts for most of its foreign income. Services include the Panama Canal, banking, commerce, the Colón Free Trade Zone, insurance, con ...
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Panamanian balboa
References
External links
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Banco Nacional de Panamáofficial website
Banco Nacional de Panamá Deposit Trend
Banks of Panama
Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...
1911 establishments in Panama
Banks established in 1911
1904 establishments in Panama
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