Bocas Booming Banana exports
RENOVATION of plantations and a favorable climate explain the improvement in yield per hectare of bananas in Bocas del Toro,...
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Education, corruption worry business leaders
AN EIGHT POINTS plunge in Panama’s ranking by the World Economic Forum has set alarm bells ringing in the Chamber...
Panama Canal 2018 budget gets Assembly nod
THE $3.375 billion Panama Canal budget for fiscal year 2018 got its third and final reading in the National Assembly...
Panama in top 30 economically free countries
IN THE MIDST of its current corruption pandemic, Panama was listed on Thursday, September 28 as one of the top...
Panamas role in Chinas silk roads
THE ESTABLISHMENT of trade relations between Panama and China, on June,12 not only has a direct impact on the commercial...
$370 million for duty free concessions at Tocumen
TWO CONSORTIA, one Panamanian and one U.S. jointly presented a $370 million bid to win a concession to operate duty...
Health care for the Panama retirement dream
By Dahlia Ferrer MOVING to a tropical paradise is more than pulling up stakes, finding a new home and getting...
Panama 5.6% growth projection leads region
PANAMA continues to lead the region in growth projections with The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC),...
Panama poised to avoid new tax haven list
PANAMA is poised to prevent its name from appearing on a new of list of tax havens prepared by the...
S&P upgrades Panama banking
STANDARD and Poor's Global Ratings has given a thumbs up to Panama’s banking industry, upgrading its risk outlook to stable,...
Canal Expansion consortium puts screws on ACP
THE EUROPEAN Consortium Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC), that built the third set of locks for the Panama Canal...
Will Trumps Corporate Tax Cut Boost U.S. Economy?
By Mark Scheinbaum MIAMI - The White House proposal to lower USA corporate tax rates from 35% to 15% might...
