Business leaders want city tax increase suspended
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (CCIAP) has sent a letter to the mayor of the District of...
BUSINESS
Colon Free Zone grows 41.5% in first two months
The Colon Free Zone (ZLC) recorded a year-on-year growth of 41.5% during the first two months of the year,...
Restaurants top list of failure to provide senior benefits
Some 33 businesses have been sanctioned so far this year by the Consumer Protection Agency (ACODECO) for failing...
Wingo creates 3 new routes in Colombia
The Colombian airline Wingo, headquartered in Bogotá announced Thursday that it will strengthen its operation in the domestic market...
EXPOCOMER targeting 15,000 visitors
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, and Agriculture (Cciap) anticipates receiving some 12,000 – 15,000 national and international visitors at...
Freshwater charge earns Canal $457 million
The "freshwater charge" introduced three years ago by the Panama Canal Administration (ACP) has generated income of $457 million...
Panama’s GDP exceeds pre-pandemic level
2022 closed with a gross domestic product (GDP) higher than that of 2019. Seen in global terms, the recovery process...
Interest rates hike will raise mortgages & car loans
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) raised interest rates by a quarter of a point on Wednesday and the central...
Successful issue of $1.8 billion Panama bonds
The issuance of two global bonds in the international market with maturities of 2054 and 2035, was carried out...
Results matter not the number of loans – IDB
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) wrapped up its annual meeting of governors, in Panama City on Sunday stressing the...
Pandemic costs led Carnival Line to switch flags
The burden of the pandemic crisis that paralyzed cruise operations, including those of Carnival Cruise Line, led the shipping...
