Relationship dossier
Italy
Panama
Relationship assessment
Bilateral ties include investment-protection and tax-cooperation agreements.
Italy toward Panama
+20Italy has participated in bilateral agreements with Panama covering investment protection and the avoidance of double taxation, supporting economic and tax cooperation.
Panama toward Italy
+20Panama has participated in bilateral agreements with Italy covering investment protection and the avoidance of double taxation, supporting economic and tax cooperation.
Overall relationship
+20Bilateral relations include practical agreements on investment protection and taxation. These arrangements support cooperation, while the breadth of other sustained bilateral activity is unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Italy and Panama have pursued practical bilateral cooperation through agreements on investment protection and the avoidance of double taxation. These arrangements provide a basis for economic and tax cooperation, though the scope and depth of broader government-to-government engagement are unclear.
Key developments
Italy and Panama signed an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation.
Italy and Panama concluded an agreement on the promotion and protection of investments.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which bilateral investment and tax agreements have been implemented is unclear.
- Details of cooperation outside economic and tax matters are limited.