Panama construction plunges 39%
New construction, additions, and repairs in Panama fell 39% in 2018 compared to 2017. Th Comptroller General of the...
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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...
Criminalizing tax fraud law approved
In a last gasp move to avoid Panama’s return to the OECD gray list of tax havens The plenary...
Panama tourism down 2%
PANAMA received 141,000 fewer tourist in 1918 than the previous year part of a two percent regional decrease according...
Business Roundtable to promote Panama exports
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce. Industries and Agriculture of (CCIAP), in strategic alliance with the Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MICI)...
Panama exports climb 3.6 percent
Panamanian exports came to $583.9 million in the first 10 months of 2018 an increase of 3.6% compared to...
Repatching Bridge of Americas patch up
The company that spent many months on the "Rehabilitation of the Superstructure and Substructure of the Bridge of the Americas...
