Free Trade Zones will Generate More Than 400 Jobs and Attract $16.1 Million
Panama continues to strengthen its investment attraction strategy. The National Free Zones Commission (CNZF) approved the incorporation of seven new...
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Chile and Panama Seek to Strengthen Cooperation with Bilateral Commission
The right wing governments of Chile and Panama will form a bilateral commission to address an agenda of common interest,...
Environmental Damage in Punta Chame: A Former President Cortizo Donor, Linked to a Halted Tourism Project
On the coast of Punta Chame, in the province of West Panama, the ambitious tourism project called “Beach Club House”, promoted...
Panama’s Senniaf States it was a Lack of Resources that Created Bad Management
The National Secretariat for Children, Adolescents, and Families (Senniaf) is responsible for 713 minors in various centers, but lacks metrics...
Panama Telephone Companies are Being Investigated by Acodeo with Warnings of Fines Up to a Million
The Consumer Protection and Competition Authority (Acodeco) has stepped up its oversight of the telecommunications sector in Panama. The general...
Cosco Shipping of China Stops Using the Panama Port of Balboa
Chinese shipping company COSCO Shipping Lines announced the suspension of it's services at the port of Balboa, at the Pacific entrance to...
Panama Debtors Seek to Put an End to the Harassment of Customers by Banks and Financial Institutions
Debtors will be able to request the statute of limitations for their debts from banks, as established after three years,...
Noted: An Increase in Transits through the Panama Canal Due to its ‘Attractive’ Route and the Conflict in the Middle East
The deputy administrator of the Panama Canal Authority, Ilya Espino de Marotta, noted that the conflict in the Middle East has had a positive...
Expocomer Generates over $200 Million and Kicks Off with 600 Companies
The country's largest trade fair is back in action. This Tuesday, the Minister of the Presidency, Juan Carlos Orillac, representing President José...
Odebrecht Prosecutor Requests Acquittal for the 5 Members of the Evaluation Committee and Conviction for Suárez and De la Rosa
The trial is expected to end on Wednesday, March 11. Anti-corruption prosecutor Ruth Morcillo requested a conviction for former Minister of Public...
The Subway Franchise was Purchased in Panama by the Vierci Group
The Group began operations in Panama in 2016 with Burger King, and expanded its presence in 2019 with Popeyes. They...
The Panama Canal Reservoirs are at Historic High Levels
The Panama Canal, through which between 5% and 6% of world maritime trade passes, depends on fresh water to operate and ensure...
