Housing, water, gas and electricity increase 10.9%
The cost of housing, water, electricity, and gas services increased by 10.9% in one year (May 2022 versus May...
BUSINESS
$480,000 tender for cleaning truck suspended
The public tender for the acquisition of a $480,000, suction truck to clean sewers proposed by the mayor’s...
United opposition to Portobelo sand extraction
Residents, NGOs, and businessmen have united to question the environmental impact studies, to extract 14 million cubic meters of...
ENVIRONMENT: Peak oil demand on the horizon
The International Energy Agency (IEA) says global oil demand will slow “markedly” in the coming years and a peak...
Cabinet Council approves Minera Panama contract
During Wednesday's session, the Cabinet Council authorized the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Federico Alfaro Boyd, to sign...
Slowdown in container movement hits Panamanian ports
The movement of TEU containers in the national port system fell 1.3% during the first four months of 2023,...
Business leaders reject of “political” distribution of decentralization funds
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, and Agriculture (CCIAP) attacked on Sunday, June 11, the distribution of decentralization funds and...
Panama tourism rebounds in first quarter
Panama tourism is on the rebound from the covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Figures from the Panama Tourism...
Panama’s Geisha coffee sets new quality record
The Geisha, luxury coffee set a new quality record among specialty coffees, with 96.50 points, in the XXVII International...
Canal Authority claims success in $671 million arbitration
Grupo Unidos por el Canal, S.A. (GUPC) and its shareholders, sought to obtain from the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) close...
Catholic environmental network rejects Minera deal
The Mesoamerican Ecclesial Ecological Network (Remam) has called on the National Assembly to reject the agreement with...
Banco National responds to $1.328 billion lawsuit reports
Banco Nacional has reacted to publications that have appeared in the last week about the admission, by the Third...
