This Changes Things for Panama Pharmacies: Medical Cannabis Gains Ground
Panama's medical cannabis market is moving from law to reality with the opening of the country's first specialized cannabis pharmacy, the...
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Panama Canal Sees Revenue Beating Forecast After Hormuz Closure
The Panama Canal expects revenue to exceed its $5.2 billion forecast for fiscal 2026 after the closure of the Strait...
Operation Fusion: Drug Officials were Found Guilty of Switching Baggage Claim Tags (Cigarette Butts) On Suitcases to Send Drugs to Europe
A major corruption scandal happened where airport workers at Panama’s Tocumen International Airport in Panama manipulated luggage tags to smuggle narcotics to...
Panama is Granted a $40 Million Loan to Modernize its Health System from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
The Executive Board of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved financing of up to $40 million to modernize Panama's health...
Debate is Underway on the Use of Land in Reverted Areas of the Urban Project in Albrook
The Albrook urban renewal initiative in Panama’s reverted areas centers on a 50-hectare master plan targeting former Ministry of Public...
The Arrival of Banco BISA from Bolivia: Panama Welcomes Another International Bank
Banco BISA, one of Bolivia's leading financial institutions, will open an office in Panama after receiving an international license from the...
Panama President Mulino Says that he will Make Changes to the Preferential Interest Rate and Eliminate the ITBI (Property Tax) on Homes
Panama's preferential interest rate mortgage laws and ITBI (Real Estate Transfer Tax) regulate housing affordability and property sales through structured state-backed subsidies and transaction...
Panama Investment Estimated at $4.2 Billion: Canal Closes Document Submission for Gas Pipeline
The Panama Canal Authority has completed the document submission phase for companies seeking to participate in the prequalification process for...
Panama Retirees, Pensioners, Senior Citizens. Acodeco Verifies Your Discounts from Businesses
Panamanian Law 6 of 1987 guarantees nationwide discounts and benefits for retirees, pensioners, and senior citizens. It applies to women aged 55...
Panama Welcomes its Exclusion from the New US Tariff as Positive News
Panama's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Julio Moltó, described as "positive news" the fact that the Central American country has...
2 People Have Already Been Sentenced in the Panama Tax Credit Scandal: DGI and Operation Pandora
As of July 2026, Operation Pandora is an ongoing criminal investigation into a $40 million tax fraud scheme within Panama's General Directorate of...
China Loosens Controls on Panamanian-Flagged Ships: From 140 to 16
The outlook for Panamanian ships in Chinese ports shows a sharp reduction in detentions for inspections, following talks between authorities from both...
