State and shipping lines lost millions during Balboa Ports strike
During the 12 day strike at the port of Balboa, shipping lines incurred additional maritime operating expenses, which average around...
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Tourism Authority awaiting $100 million development fund
The Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP) is awaiting the disbursement of $100 million financing with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)...
Balboa Port Strikers Back to Work
Striking Balboa Port workers returned to their jobs at 10.30 pm on Monday. July 29 after the signing of an...
Cattle farmers in the dark over meat exports to China
The loudly touted Panama meat exports to China have been in the hands of a single company and has not...
Business leaders upbraid lawmakers over ports strike
The Chamber of Commerce. Industry and Agriculture (Cciap) has criticized the position of some members of the National Assembly over...
UN and Canal authority sign climate change action accord
With climate change threatening the water supply of the inter-ocean channel, The UN Environment agency and the Panama Canal Authority...
Call for dialogue in 10 day Port workers’ strike
The worker’ strike, in the Balboa port, is more than ten days old, and at the Friday installation of the...
Property tax withholding plan begins August 1
Panama’s property tax withholding system kicks in on August 1, to speed up the receipt of payments. Rafael Brown, legal...
Panama growth leads, inequality remains
Inequality in Panama with one of the highest ranks only behind Brazil and Honduras in the whole of Latin America...
