Mexico launches rail challenge to Panama Canal
The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, inaugurated on Friday, December 22 the Interoceanic Corridor of the isthmus...
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2023 the driest year in the history of the Panama Canal
Amid growing concern about the operation of the Panama Canal, several significant challenges have arisen. Recently, the Canal...
Finance Minister nixes Cortizo’s promise
The Minister of Economy and Finance, Héctor Alexander, presented the General State Budget for the fiscal period of 2024,...
Gaza war tensions affect the Suez Canal
Gaza war tensions affect the Suez Canal Tension in the Middle East has spread to the entire Persian Gulf, following...
Business Chamber calls on Government to face up to reality
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, and Agriculture (Cciap) called on the Government to react to the different social and...
4,000 Cobre Panama mine workers in line to finalize employment
Some four thousand project workers of Cobre Panamá who agreed to leave by mutual agreement were called to the...
Roadmap for the orderly closure of copper mine
The Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MICI) reported that following the formal notification of the ruling of unconstitutionality of...
Economic analysts review Panama challenges in year ahead
Economic analysts from several banks and investment firms in Panama have begun to publish their outlook for 2024, drawing...
Panama plans to issue “blue bonds” in 2024
Having regulations to preserve the marine ecosystem will allow Panama to issue the first blue bonds in Central America...
Tocumen International on track to surpass passenger transit record
Tocumen International Airport processed a total of 1,503,860 passengers, reaching a total of 18.2 million in 2023. Raffoul Arab,...
7 Panama mining concessions facing closure
Seven metallic mineral exploration concessions are in the process of cancellation after the approval of Law 407 mining moratorium...
Mining protests fallout could shrink GDP 1.6%
Panama’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) could close the year, with a reduction in its growth between 1.2% and 1.6%,...
