Panama’s Chiriquí Province is Committed to Employment and Investment with Sustainable Growth
Panama’s western Chiriquí Province is driving sustainable economic growth by combining massive infrastructure investments with eco-tourism and agricultural innovation. Key projects in the region include the $200 million Santa Fe Project and the multipurpose Puerto Barú development, both designed to generate thousands of direct local jobs.
To ensure these developments benefit the region without compromising its natural wealth, the province integrates sustainability across multiple, localized initiatives:
- Logistics & Decentralization: The planned Puerto Barú terminal in David and the Panama-David train mega-project are being built to boost commercial connectivity, decentralize port development, and improve the resilience of national trade.
- Sustainable Urbanism: The Santa Fe Project encompasses a 20-hectare mixed-use development in Chiriquí, designed with green spaces and eco-friendly urban planning to attract hundreds of businesses while creating over 600 jobs.
- Eco-Tourism & Agribusiness: Regional planning emphasizes agro-industrial and tourism sectors that protect the area’s rich environment. These efforts align with the nation’s broader push to foster a sustainable green economy.
- Institutional Coordination: The Competitiveness Center of the Western Region (CECOM-RO) works alongside the Chiriquí Chamber of Commerce. Together, they facilitate private investment, track project development, and ensure economic growth reaches all social strata in the province.
Manuel Ramón Guerra, Mónica Suero, and Mavis Polo Cheva pictured above, participated in the “Coffee” forum, focused on development and growth opportunities for Chiriquí.
At a key moment for the development of Chiriquí and western Panama, this Thursday, July 9, a space has been created that puts on the table the opportunities that are driving the region in terms of investment, job creation, tourism, connectivity, business strengthening and sustainable development. The “Coffee” forum will bring together trade, business, and social leaders to analyze investment, employment, and sustainable development opportunities in western Panama.
