Private construction down 48% in first quarter
Construction activity in the private sector of Panama fell 48 percent in the first quarter of 2018 in relation...
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Trump tariff exemptions give Americas briefrespite
Tariff exemptions offer brief respite for US trade partners in the Americas, but bilateral negotiations remain key says a Moody’s...
Panama Papers spark EU tax evasion moves
Two years after the Panama Papers scandal, drew the attention of the world to the Isthmus and a thriving- now...
20 countries affecting Panama interests listed
PANAMA has joined the US in complaining about tariffs in other countries and has issued a list that includes 20...
Panama flying on one engine needs more inclusion
PANAMA is like a plane flying on one engine and needs greater inclusion of the population in the generation of...
Ship #3000, uses expanded canal locks
THE "MSC Caterina", sailing under the Panamanian flag became the 3000th neopanamax vessel to pass through the third set of locks...
Panama signs tax avoidance convention
PANAMA and high-level officials from Barbados, Côte d’Ivoire, Jamaica, Malaysia, and Tunisia have signed an OECD Multilateral Convention to reduce...
Moodys gives Canal expansion thumbs up
MEXICO January 22, - Eighteen months after the expansion of the Panama Canal began to operate, its performance exceeded expectations....
Moodys predicts higher growth for Latin America
New York - The outlook for the credit quality of the sovereign governments of Latin America and the Caribbean in...
Bocas Booming Banana exports
RENOVATION of plantations and a favorable climate explain the improvement in yield per hectare of bananas in Bocas del Toro,...
Education, corruption worry business leaders
AN EIGHT POINTS plunge in Panama’s ranking by the World Economic Forum has set alarm bells ringing in the Chamber...
Panama Canal 2018 budget gets Assembly nod
THE $3.375 billion Panama Canal budget for fiscal year 2018 got its third and final reading in the National Assembly...
