Panama’s catastrophic mining deals
What happened with the Molejón mine, which was under the responsibility of Minera Petaquilla, thanks to a law contract granted...
BUSINESS
Banco General has weathered the crisis – Fitch
The Fitch Ratings agency has affirmed Banco General's risk rating at BBB-, with a negative outlook. Fitch considers that Banco...
Hospital stained by opacity
The project that resulted in the construction of the Albrook modular hospital was opaque, unsupervised and onerous. A work like...
Taxis gain program extension
The Transportation Authority (ATTT) has extended the measure that allows taxis to operate on alternate days until July 31, a...
Panama ban on seminars and conventions lifted
Over a year after forbidding all seminars, forums, congresses, conventions, exhibitions, and in-person training sessions the Ministry of Health (Minsa)...
Construction investment down 49.5% but rebound begins
Investment in construction in the first quarter ghfell 49.5%, although there was a notable rebound in March. and The Panama...
Panama shortchanged in mining contract as copper booms
Smartphones, tablets, video game consoles, internet servers, electric car batteries, all-purpose appliances, and even space rockets are charged with copper....
Canal transits benefit from Biden election
The reduction of cruise ships transiting the Panama Canal has been offset by the transportation of grains and liquefied natural...
Thousands miss work as taxis block roads
At least 10 people were arrested by crowd control police on Avenida Balboa on Friday, May 7 during a demonstration...
Vehicle Sales Rebound in March
After several months of reporting year-on-year declines in the number of vehicles sold in Panama, during the third month of...
Regional covid-19 surge pounds Copa’s bottom line
The upturn in positive covid-19 cases in the region has limited the recovery of airlines, and Copa Holdings, the company...
Over half of suspended work contracts reactivated
The Ministry of Labor and Labor Development (Mitradel) reported that to date 150,023 work contracts have been reactivated out of...
