Esteban Tamayo

Esteban Tamayo is an economist at Citi specializing in the Andean region. He has been vocal about the fiscal challenges faced by Panama, emphasizing the need for significant reforms to improve revenue generation and manage the country's rising debt levels. Recently, he highlighted the government's reliance on short-term financing strategies to navigate its fiscal deficit, warning that without substantial changes to tax policy and expenditure management, achieving fiscal balance would be increasingly difficult.