BUSINESS

Giant China bank granted Panama license

June 16, 2020

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), one of the largest in the world’s second biggest economy has planted...

Panama Canal transits down 21% in May

June 15, 2020

Transits of the Panama Canal fell 21% , in May reflecting the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on waterway operations...

Oxford virus vaccine production in Belgium

June 15, 2020

The "active substance" of the eventual coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and announced by the pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca will...

Big time Chinese investor in Panama under probe cloud

June 15, 2020

A Chinese businessman who made massive investments in Panama has been arrested in Shanghai Gao Tianguo, now the former president...

Restriction on six-pack sales hits industry and taxes

June 14, 2020

The lifting of restrictions on the trade-in alcoholic beverages would kill the illicit increase in the illicit market for and...

Restaurants plan for post pandemic era

June 14, 2020

The restaurant industry has been one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic with one in four Panama...

Panama business execs send economic collapse warning

June 14, 2020

The Panamanian Association of Business Executives (Apede) has warned that the effects of the coronavirus pandemic could mean the loss of...

Zooming virus cases slow economy reopening

June 14, 2020

Phase 3 of the move towards the reopening of Panama' economy will be stalled for at least another week as ...

Liberty Foundation attacks lockdown by decree

June 13, 2020

The measures imposed as a result of the coronavirus crisis have introduced series of challenges to the constitutional guarantees and...

Cortizo duscusses pandemiv with Canadian leader

June 13, 2020

Panama President Laurentino Cortizo discussed the coronavirus pandemic with Canadian Prime Justin Trudeau on Saturday, June 13 According to Cortizo,...