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Economist Intelligence Unit Country Intelligence

Great source for background information on Panama including the current political, economic and business climate.

LANIC -Latin America Network Information Center

From the Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of Texas.

News publications can be a great way to research current issues as they unfold. Here is a brief list of news databases available through the MIT Libraries. For a more complete list see our News, Newspapers and Current Events research guide.

Lexis/Nexis Academic

Access newspapers, wire service report, and transcripts of television and radio programs. Less coverage of latin american publications but great for Boston news.

Factiva

Similar to Lexis/Nexis. A bit more of a business focus.

ISI Emerging Markets

News, reports, and financial data for Latin America and other emerging markets. To focus your search on Panama select Central America from the list of countries and regions on the opening screen. If you can read spanish try searching spanish keywords.

We have journal article databases for a wide range of subjects. Use our Research Guides to find databases that are useful for your specific research. A good place to start for most of your topics is the Urban Studies and Planning guide. Make sure to look at other guides as well. If you are focusing on Transportation issues look at the Transportation guide, if your topic is related to the Arts try the Art guide, etc.