Latin America Leads the World in Business Optimism


News from Panama

This report from Grant Thorton confirms what we see every day in business here in Panama and other Latin American Nations.  2011 will shape up to be another great year for business and I see continued interest in Panama in all sectors including real estate. Confidence levels over economic performance are higher in Latin America than […]

January 11, 2011

Panama Economy Expected to Grow 9% in 2011


News from Panama

I picked this up on the Panama Guide and see that our little country continues to get bigger and better all the time. Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli said Panama’s economy could grow as much as 9% in 2011, and revealed his government would submit plans for a constitutional reform that includes a reduction in the […]

January 11, 2011

A Trump Condo Success Story


News from Panama

Here is a Trump story that ends with success and I wish the folks well here with the Trump project in Panama City.     Donald Trump to help burn another mortgage By: Paola Iuspa-Abbott One of Donald Trump’s South Florida successes is his licensing partnership with the Dezer family in Sunny Isles Beach back […]

January 3, 2011

Panama ranks in top ten places to visit in 2011


News from Panama

The ranking for the top ten places to visit in 2011 was published by Lonely Planet and Panama is number 4.  “Where in the world should you go next year? Our in-house travel experts, including Lonely Planet cofounder Tony Wheeler, have chosen their top 10 countries for next year based on scores for topicality, excitement, […]

January 3, 2011

The Country which Fell Asleep


News from Panama

  Lest Panama follow in it’s neighbors footsteps, the government needs to continue it’s focus on solving the problem of poverty.  Poverty leads to an increase in crime amongst other things as we have seen in the trends of people leaving Costa Rica for Panama.  This reported by CentralAmericaData.com, Costa Rica fell asleep at the wheel, […]

December 22, 2010

Panama City real estate trends


News from Panama

I usually don’t toot other blogger’s horns but Kent Davis at Panama Equity brings true professionalism to the Panama City market and not only reports statistics, but he creates them.  Here is a great report on the condo market in the City where money can still be made and nice apartments can be had for under $175,000 and […]

December 22, 2010

The Growth of Medical Tourism in Panama


News from Panama

Having recently completed major surgery here in Panama and meeting some of the top flight physicians that attended me, I can see why Panama is headed places and will capitalize on the growing trends in medical tourism.  This article just in from CentralAmericadata.com. Globally, medical tourism spending has reached $ 60 billion and it is […]

December 22, 2010

Summer is coming….in Panama


News from Panama

     I watched the news the other night where Lake Affect snow was washing across the States including areas that received up to 4 feet overnight and that is huge for December.  Bet they can’t wait until February rolls around.   My wife is in New York City and she tells me that it is beautiful […]

December 8, 2010