This year's Top 100 Central American ranking sees little movement among the top lenders in the region. Most of the top institutions come from Panama, the undisputed financial centre of the region that is home to 52.36% of total banking assets in the ranking and many of the best performing banks. The Colombian-owned institutions maintain their dominance in the Panamanian market, with BAC Panama topping the ranking, while two other Colombian operations, Ban- colombia Panama and Banistmo, retain their respective positions of third and sixth. However, Panama, which with 6.4% gross domestic product growth in 2014 is the fastest growing economy in Central America, also had plenty to offer to other, smaller foreign-owned subsidiaries (FOS) who can boast some of the best numbers in other categories.
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