Generali ups stakes in Panama, Colombia
THE LION of San Marcos is about to disappear from the Panama business scene as insurance giant Generali pulls in...
NEWS
Martinelli era construction projects halted
WORK has stopped on multiple projects by a consortium much favored by the Martinelli administration and now mired in corruption...
WORLD VIEW: Populism and income inequality
By Jonathan Power THE ASIAN economies are picking up speed again. After the big hit from Wall Street when, Lehman Brothers,...
Chief justice blames funding shortage for action delay
SUPREME COURT Chief Justice José Ayú, facing accusation of mismanaging appointments under the criminal accusatory system on Monday, Mar. 27 ,...
$135 million deals at Expocomer 2017
THIS YEAR’S Expocomer organized at Atlapa by the Panama Chamber of Commerce and ending March 25, generated commercial transactions of $135...
Defense lawyers file pressure complaint in Mossack Fonseca probe
LAWYERS representing one of the alleged key players in the money laundering investigation of Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca, have...
Canada moving fast to legalize pot
CANADA’S federal government has been scrambling to draft legislation to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, hoping to have a...
Odebrecht made state land deals
THE PRICE of an electrical transmission line built by the Brazilian company Norberto Odebrecht, bounded from $233 million to $285...
WORLD VIEW: Housing,rapacity, foreclosures
Housing has become a principle vehicle for wealth concentration across the globe, reaping huge profits for some, but also causing...
Narrowing corredor lanes labeled ‘madness’
REDUCING the width of the lanes on the Corredor Norte and Corredor Sur has raised safety concerns among engineering professionals...
Helping hand for Belgian school team
NEWSROOM'S inbox is a crowded location, with daily requests for information and assistance from many corners of the world which,...
Brazilians protest Lava Jato, Odebrecht
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of Brazilians returned to the streets of major cities on Sunday, March 26 to demand hundreds of...
