Copa boosts liquidity with $350 million bond issue
Copa Holdings, the parent company of Copa Airlines and Wingo, obtained financing of more than $645 million this month to ...
BUSINESS
Multi-million “National Emergency” purchase questioned
Another multi-million dollar contract issued under the umbrella of the National ,Emergency signed by a former vice president of the Presidency...
WORLDVIEW: Returning America to Number One
By Jonathan Power It might seem that the world is going to pot in a hand-basket. Not quite true. There...
Wild West facemask pricing during COVID-19 pandemic
Suplidora Doble A, a company registered during the Martinelli presidency (2009-14) to participate in government tenders, such as supplying office...
Canada and Europe Health Alert on Trump-Touted Drugs
Canadian health authorities have issued an alert about a drug widely touted by US President Donald Trump warning that "Chloroquine...
Business chamber backs re-opening with bio security plan
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture (Cciap) supports the gradual start of activities that the Government is planning, as...
Call for specialists to obtain COVID-19 equipment after ventilator snafu
The price-gouging scandal linked to the purchasing of ventilators for use in Panama’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic has led...
Investigation opened into ventilator buy
Just hours after two advisors to the Ministry of Health (Minsa) on COVID-19 Tweeted on Saturday, April 25 their concerns...
Virus advisors denounce $5.2 million price gouging for ventilators
A day after an official of the Comptroller General’s office was sanctioned for ordering overpriced face masks a new storm...
Political obsession weakening financial sector
Bill 234, presented last January, aims to change the rules of credit in financial institutions in Panama. It would set...
Construction industry shutdown extension affects 70,000 workers
The month-long shutdown of Panama’s construction industry has been extended for another 30 days The decision was promulgated in an ...
