Rain shortfall threatens Panama Canal transits
The Panama Canal, the core of the Panamanian economy, closed fiscal year 2023 with a decrease in transits and...
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Minera Panama launches arbitration
The Minera Panamá company, a subsidiary of Canada’s First Quantum Minerals, announced that on November 29 it began an arbitration...
Panama bonds fall on fears of losing investment grade
Panama's dollar bonds maturing in 2036 fell on Tuesday from 8 cents to 95.1 cents on the dollar, according...
JP Morgan throws cold water on Panama celebrations
While Panama celebrated the Supreme Court ruling that annulled the concession contract to First Quantum Minerals (FQM) in Panama,...
Panama celebrates victory over corrupt politicians
On the day marking 202 years of separation from Spain Panamanians celebrated the decision of the nine judges of...
Panama’s Supreme Court declares Law 406 unconstitutional
The Supreme Court of Panama (CSJ) declared Law 406 of October 20, 2023, which adopts the contract between the...
Business Chamber throws down the gauntlet to President Cortizo
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (Cciap) has sent a strong message to President Cortizo to live up...
Business leaders question government’s lack of authority in mining crisis
The National Council of Private Enterprise (Conep) has questioned the Government's lack of authority to put an end to...
Anti-mining protests devastating Panama tourism
The ongoing protests against the mining contract between Panama and Minera Panama have hit the country’s tourism industry hard...
Tocumen International passengers increased 13.9% in October
The Tocumen International Airport closed in October with a cumulative of 14.7 million passengers transported, an increase of 13.95%....
Minera Panamá announces possible suspension of operations
Minera Panamá announced the "possible temporary suspension of operations" in a statement on Monday morning, November 20. "Due to...
Unraveling presidential statement about $567 million Minera payment
The $567 million that the State received from Minera Panama as a result of the obligations established in the...
