Venezuela opens file on Copa
Venezuela's National Institute of Civil Aeronautics has opened a file on Copa Airlines for alleged violations when transporting the self-appointed president...
BUSINESS
OPINION: Panama's good news week
Investment The foreign direct investment received by Panama in 2018 was over $5.548.billion a figure that is $979.7 million higher...
Panama exits EU gray list
The European Union (EU) has removed Panama from the "gray" list of non-cooperative jurisdictions in fiscal matters, and the bloc...
A1 rating for Canal $450 million bond issue
Moody's Investors Service raised from A2 to A1 the risk rating of a 20-year $450 million bond issue from...
Gloomy outlook for car dealers
Moody’sr rating agency has changed it's on the global auto manufacturing industry to negative from stable, which is not good...
Panama’s fiscal rating all-time high
Moody's has upgraded Panama's sovereign rating from Baa2 to Baa1 - the highest in country’s its history - and improved...
Panama’s fewer tourists spend more
Panama received a total of 2.4 million tourists in 2018, a 1.4% decrease from the previous year, but spending increased...
EU nixes black list naming Panama
The 28 member countries of that make up the European Union (EU) have rejected the 'black' list drawn up by...
Canal board nominees under fire
The ratification process of the three nominees for to the board of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), by President Juan...
Panama’s failing tourism ploys
The low performance of tourism in Panama in recent years does match up to the high investments that the Panamanian...
Panama public debt nears $26 billion
Panama's public debt on as January 31 was $25.602 billion, an increase of $2.218 billion compared to the same month...
No bail for Odebrecht laundering suspect
A former high ranking official in the previous administration will remain behind bars while awaiting trial for alleged money laundering...
