Job Creation, Panama’s Major Labor Day Challenge
The creation of jobs and the preparation of the labor force in new technologies are among the major challenges...
BUSINESS
Canadian mining giant reports $606 million sales from Panama in first quarter
The Canadian company First Quantum reported that the Cobre Panamá project, located in the mountains of Donoso and Omar...
Journalists, businessmen and civil society denounce Antai fine
"It cannot be possible that one's image is being used only want to harm.” This was how Benicio Robinson, deputy,...
Panama tourism rebounds with January surge
Panama received 284,000 visitors, in January an increase of 104% in comparison with the same month of 2022 and...
Panama construction industry heading to pre-pandemic level
Panamanian Chamber of Construction (Capac) is confident that this year the sector will consolidate its recovery after the 51%...
Panama discussing pharmaceutical hub with Johnson & Johnson
Panama President, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen seeks to promote the installation of a Pharmaceutical Hub for health innovation in Panama,...
60,000 new job contracts in 3 months but distrust remains
In these first three months of 2023, around 60,000 new employment contracts have been registered, according to the labor...
World’s second largest free zone in Colon up 42% in first quarter
The Colon Free Zone (ZLC) closed the first quarter of the year with a growth of 42% compared to...
Savers gain borrowers lose, as banks adjust interest rates
Panama banks have begun to raise interest rates mainly for loans, and to a lesser extent for non-prime mortgages...
Three banks will finance Canal Fourth bridge
Three banks will provide the $1.113 billion to construct the watered-down version of the fourth bridge over the Panama...
Panama construction poised to come roaring back
The value of new construction and repairs during the first two months of the year reached $169 million, exceeding...
Business chamber slams handling of water crisis
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture (Cciap) has called on the government to take urgent action to address...
