Over 90 NGOs denounce government mining plans
More than 90 NGOs at a conference on Thursday attacked the government's plan to promote open-pit metal mining and called...
BUSINESS
Suez Canal cuts compensation claim for Panama-flagged ship
AFP,Cairo - The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) reduced to $550 million the compensation it claims for the blockade of the...
Curfew renewal plan renews uncertainty – business chamber
The sudden announcement by the authorities regarding the curfew in Herrera and Chiriqui opens the door to uncertainty once again,...
Ministry annuls failed mining contract
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has annulled the Molejón mining project concession, granted to the Petaquilla Gold company, transferred...
Panama’s catastrophic mining deals
What happened with the Molejón mine, which was under the responsibility of Minera Petaquilla, thanks to a law contract granted...
Banco General has weathered the crisis – Fitch
The Fitch Ratings agency has affirmed Banco General's risk rating at BBB-, with a negative outlook. Fitch considers that Banco...
Hospital stained by opacity
The project that resulted in the construction of the Albrook modular hospital was opaque, unsupervised and onerous. A work like...
Taxis gain program extension
The Transportation Authority (ATTT) has extended the measure that allows taxis to operate on alternate days until July 31, a...
Panama ban on seminars and conventions lifted
Over a year after forbidding all seminars, forums, congresses, conventions, exhibitions, and in-person training sessions the Ministry of Health (Minsa)...
Construction investment down 49.5% but rebound begins
Investment in construction in the first quarter ghfell 49.5%, although there was a notable rebound in March. and The Panama...
Panama shortchanged in mining contract as copper booms
Smartphones, tablets, video game consoles, internet servers, electric car batteries, all-purpose appliances, and even space rockets are charged with copper....
Canal transits benefit from Biden election
The reduction of cruise ships transiting the Panama Canal has been offset by the transportation of grains and liquefied natural...
