Private sector hiring down 14.3 % in first nine months
Hiring and replacements in the private sector fell 14.3% in the first nine months of 2019 compared to the same...
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OPINION: Panama Canal government milch cow days ending
The administrator of the Panama Canal, Ricaurte Vásquez, has been direct and frank in his description of the current panorama...
October Rainfall in Canal Basin Lowest Ever
The lakes in the Panama Canal basin that supply water to more than half of the population of the country,...
Amador convention center white knight for slumping tourism
As the tourism and hotel industry in Panama continues its downward trend the Tourism Authority (ATP) has given the go-ahead...
Business group knocks “alien, unnecessary” reforms
Panama’s The Chamber of Commerce, (CCIAP) has joined the swelling chorus of voices expressing concern about legislators manipulating the...
Panama Liquified Natural Gas hub for Central America
With the opening of the AES Colón fuel plant on Friday, October 18 Panama is ready to distribute liquefied natural...
Cortizo Japan bound for Emperor’s enthronement
President, Laurentino Cortizo, and his wife, Yazmín Colón de Cortizo left Panama on a commercial flight to Tokyo on Saturday,...
Cable Onda plans international bond issue
Cable Onda, the Panama subsidiary of Millicon, plans an issuance of unsecured senior bonds, subject to international market conditions,...
Panama must try harder to exit money laundering gray list – watchdog
Panama has taken the first steps to improve its cooperation in the fight against money laundering, but must make more...
After glitches Metro signs $7.3 million train maintenance contract
After a series of incidents leading to the closing of stations and reduction of service on Line 1 of...
Netflix faces $15 billion lawsuit over Panama Papers movie
Jürgen Mossack and Ramón Fonseca, the founders of the Panama law firm that creamed multi-millions from businessmen, politicians, sportsmen and...
Panamanians least satisfied with democracy
Panamanians are the least satisfied with democracy of the 20 countries in Latin America included in the "Barometer of the...
