Planning for Metro 2A to Paitilla
As Panama Metro struggles with objections to a $2,5 billion bid for the construction of Line 3 to Panama Oeste...
BUSINESS
Key water treatment plant in state of collapse
Guillermo Torres who heads Panama’s Water and Sewer Authority told business leaders on Friday, November 22 that the water treatment...
Climate Change Leaves Canal Reservoirs Short
Low rainfall on the Canal Hydrographic Basin in recent days have not been sufficient for the Alajuela reservoir to remain...
Industrialists knock sweet drinks tax
Panama’s Union of Industrialists of Panama (SIP) said on Thursday, November 21 that they do not support the approach...
Runner up appeals Metro Line 3 tender winner
The ACPC Line 3 consortium, made up of the Chinese company Power and the Spanish company Acciona, has filed a...
$1 3 billion Panama bond issue success
Panama on Tuesday, November 19 placed an issue of $1.3 billion, funds that will be used to pay debt bonds...
Environmental study for Panama city beaches to boost tourism
An environmental impact study (EIA, for the Panama Bay beaches recovery project which is intended to dramatically change the sea...
Tax on sugary drinks to aid health action plan
A law creating an "Action Plan to improve health" became effective on Monday, November and includes a tax on the...
Korean consortium wins tender for $2.5 billion Metro Line 3
The Korean HPH consortium won the tender for the construction of Line 3 of the Panama Metro, which will...
Panama’s $78.3 million barrel of rotten apples
A two-year investigation by the Sixth Anti-Corruption Prosecutor in the Blue Apple case uncovered a corruption scheme that included a...
Panama forecasts 275,000 new visitors in 2020
Twin tourism promotional campaigns targeting the US and Canada could generate an additional 275,000 new visitors to Panama during 2020...
