Mining negotiations “in final stretch” – Cortizo
Panama President, Laurentino Cortizo, said Friday, March 3 that the negotiations to reach a new agreement with Minera Panama...
BUSINESS
Pandeportes gave $63 million contracts to insider’s brother
The brother of a director at the state-owned Empresa Nacional de Autopista (ENA) has received more than $63 million...
‘pernicious' tax regime keeps Panama on EU black list
Presenting a "pernicious tax regime" for the exemption of income from foreign sources continues to be the reason why...
Business Chamber asks ‘good faith’ in mining talks
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry is the latest association to join the growing number of voices calling for...
Panama registers interannual inflation of 2.7%
The Panamanian economy drags an annualized inflation of 2.7% between January 2022 and January 2023, reports the National Institute...
Panama will remain on FATF Gray List
After three days of meetings, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) based in Paris announced that Panama will remain...
Workers demand concensus in mining talks
The workers of Minera Panamá (MPSA) took to the streets, in Panama City and in Penonome, Cocle province, expressing...
Minera Panama to cease processing Thursday
Minera Panama has sent a note to the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) informing them of the "imminent suspension of mineral...
Mining company halts hiring and ends overtime
The First Quantum company reports that it has stopped the process to fill 595 vacancies in the Cobre Panamá project,...
Only two points separate Donosco mine negotiators
Spokesmen for the Panama Government and the Canadian company First Quantum announced that there are only two pending points...
Panama joined by Costa Rica on EU black list
The European Union (EU) has decided to keep Panama on its list of jurisdictions that do not cooperate in tax...
Supreme Court provisionally suspends city tax increase
The Third Chamber of Administrative Litigation of the Supreme Court provisionally suspended the seventh, eighth, and ninth articles of...
