The International Banking Center (CBI) closed 2025 with revenues exceeding $3 billion, in a year marked by the expansion of banking activity and the strengthening of its balance sheet, according to the results presented by the Superintendence of Banks of Panama during its twenty-sixth annual edition. The performance was accompanied by growth in resource mobilization and credit placement. The result responds to the strengthening of productive assets, especially credit and investments, in a regional environment characterized by high competition for liquidity. Internal deposits from individuals increased by 2.46% and totaled $70,242 million, $1,684 million more compared to December 2024. Meanwhile, the net credit portfolio reached $100,000 million, reflecting a growth of 5.06% or additional $4,813 million. By December 2025, the deposit portfolio totaled $116,810 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 5.72% or additional $6,323 million compared to the same period of the previous year. The main impulse came from external deposits, which grew by 11.07% to reach $46,568 million, that is, $4,641 million more than the $41,927 million reported a year earlier. The expansion was mainly associated with the private sector portfolio, with greater concentration in the mortgage, personal consumption, and commerce segments, which went from representing 78.7% to 80.2% of the total portfolio. In parallel, the CBI's net assets recorded a year-on-year expansion of 4.23%, totaling $163,014.7 million, equivalent to an increase of $6,623.2 million.
