Fat cat government workers thrive – private sector jobless
While the pandemic has led to the suspension of more than 245,000 worker contracts, with more job losses to follow...
BUSINESS
Call for government aid to floundering regional airlines
The International Air Transport Association ( IATA ) made an "urgent" call to the governments of Latin America and the...
WORLDVIEW: Life after the pandemic
By Jonathan Power Perspective and proportion are everything in this Pandemic of Fear that now consumes our attention and our...
Giant China bank granted Panama license
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The measures imposed as a result of the coronavirus crisis have introduced series of challenges to the constitutional guarantees and...
