Panama growth for 2019 projected at 5,5% as deficit hits $1.339 billion
Panama’s government said on Friday, February 8 it that the economy grew by 4.2% in 2018, a year in...
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Panama Car sales Continue Downward Slide
For the second year in a row, Panama’s once-booming car sales industry is now facing a new reality as...
Plea deal in Blue Apple $78.3 million Bribery Scam
A key player in the Blue Apple bribery scandal that cost Panama $tate nearly $80 million will be jailed...
Foreign Minister meeting with Pompeo
Panama Vice President and Foreign Minister, Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado, will spend three days in Washington DC for...
Panama construction plunges 39%
New construction, additions, and repairs in Panama fell 39% in 2018 compared to 2017. Th Comptroller General of the...
Clinton opens solar park providing power to 30,000 families
A $48 million solar park, Panama's largest covering 100 hectares was inaugurated for the InterEnergy Group in David, Chiriqui on...
Panama stuck in corruption index doldrums
Panama remains in 37th position on the latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) of 180 countries released by Berlin-based Transparency...
Varela sanctions tax evasion jail time law
In one of the fastest approvals of his presidency, Juan Carlos Varela, on Thursday, January 31, sanctioned the law...
Government dialogue “waste of time” – farmers
Farming organizations in the province of Los Santos, are once again calling on the government to convene a high-level meeting,...
60 Iranian ships lose Panama flag after US request
To avoid being placed on a blacklist Panama has acceded to a US demand to remove Iranian ships from registration...
Europe puts Panama on money laundering high-risk list
Panama will be included in a new list of high-risk countries with deficiencies in its anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist...
