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Relationship dossier

Panama United Arab Emirates

Relationship assessment

Panama and the UAE have advanced economic cooperation through a 2024 trade agreement.

Panama toward United Arab Emirates

+25

Panama signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the United Arab Emirates in 2024, establishing a framework for expanded bilateral trade and economic cooperation.

United Arab Emirates toward Panama

+25

The United Arab Emirates signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Panama in 2024, establishing a framework for expanded bilateral trade and economic cooperation.

Overall relationship

+25

The relationship has a concrete economic foundation in the 2024 Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. This supports a cooperative bilateral structure, although the extent of implementation and cooperation in other fields 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Panama and the United Arab Emirates have pursued economic cooperation, including a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement signed in 2024. The agreement provides a concrete basis for closer trade ties, though the breadth and implementation of other bilateral cooperation are less clear.

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