Hotel Check: AC Hotel Panama City


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BEST FOR: Contemporary rooms with business-friendly amenities. DON’T MISS: Panoramic views of the city’s financial district from the rooftop pool. PRICE: Internet rates for a traditional room start at $76. CONTACT: AC Hotel Panama City, Calle Ricardo Arias 8, Campo Alegre Area Bancaria, Panama City, Panama. Tel +507-394-7777 achotels.marriott.com  VERDICT: Guests will find exceptional hospitality, sleek design and boutique-style […]

February 4, 2020

How to Retire in Panama


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John Burson, a contributor o Benzinga outlines some steps in retirement here. Panama has a lot to offer retirees. It has all the appeal of a tropical getaway with the advantages of metropolitan living. If you want to put Panama in your retirement plan, here are some things we’ll show you to prepare. Cost to […]

February 4, 2020

Where Did All The Hippies Go – BOQUETE OF COURSE!!!


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“The Good Times Music Review” just finished it’s second week run and was completely sold out!! Boquete Community Players is doing good stuff for our community, and it appears that the community likes and supports what BCP is doing. Thank you to the BCP management, and the producers, the performers, and the support staff for this show. […]

February 4, 2020

Auto Parts: Panamanian Market Grows by 14%


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In the first half of last year, imports of vehicle parts into Panama totaled about $127 million, representing a 14% increase over the same period in 2018. Variation in Imports According to CentralAmericaData’s estimates, between January and June 2018 and the same period in 2019 the value of imported vehicle parts and replacements in Panama […]

January 28, 2020

Coffee: Regional Sales Not Rebounding


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During the first six months of 2019, coffee exports from Central American countries totaled $1.782 million, 8% less than what was reported for the same period in 2018. Honduras, Main Seller In the first half of 2019, the main coffee exporter in Central America was Honduras with $708 million, followed by Guatemala with $454 million, […]

January 28, 2020

More Imported Furniture in the Panamanian Market


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In the first half of 2019 the country reported $59 million in purchases of home and office furniture, an amount that exceeds in 13% compared to the same period in 2018. Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: Click to interact with graphicsClick to interact with graphics Variation in Imports Between the first half […]

January 28, 2020

Jamaica and Panama Sign Multi-Destination Marketing and Airlift Agreement


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Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has announced that Jamaica and the Republic of Panama have signed a multi-destination arrangement, as part of efforts to strengthen tourism relations between both countries. The agreement was signed today during FITUR, the largest International Tourism Trade Fair for inbound and outbound Ibero-American markets, currently underway in Spain. Jamaica […]

January 28, 2020

Economic Activity Grows at 3.6% in Panama


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During November 2019, the Monthly Index of Economic Activity reported a 3.6% year-on-year change, which was largely determined by commercial activities and financial intermediation. Among the categories of economic activity showing positive behavior were: commerce, transportation, storage and communications, public administration, financial intermediation, agriculture, electricity and water, mining and quarrying, and domestic services, reported the […]

January 28, 2020