Panama will impose a fine of up to five thousand dollars on migrants


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José Raúl Mulino warned that irregular migrants who arrive in the Central American country will be fined between one thousand and five thousand dollars. Irregular migrants who enter Panama from Colombia through the Darién jungle, on their route to the United States, will be fined up to 5,000 dollars, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino warned on Thursday (10/31/2024). “Any person who enters” the country […]

November 1, 2024

FSU hosts International Health Equity and STEM Research Summit in Panama to foster global collaborations


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Florida State University’s Center of Population Sciences for Health Equity (CPSHE) recently hosted the International Health Equity and STEM Research Summit in the Republic of Panama to foster collaborations between researchers, educators and policymakers in Panama and the U.S.  The summit, which took place Oct. 14-18 at the National Secretariat of Science, Technology, and Innovation (SENACYT) in […]

November 1, 2024

The Panamanian president warned that he will apply retaliation in tenders to the group of 27 to keep their nation as a money laundering center.


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The president of Panama, José Raúl Molino, threatened on Tuesday to veto EU companies from future tenders in his country if the European bloc does not remove him from its list of tax havens. “Panama will not allow any country that keeps us on that list to participate in the international tenders that we have from next […]

October 25, 2024

Panama Banks’ Operating Environment Outlook Raised to Stable


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 Fitch Ratings has revised the outlook on the operating environment (OE) score for Panamanian banks to Stable from Negative and affirmed the OE score at ‘bb+’. The challenges faced by the Panamanian banking system have been easing gradually, with credit growth, asset quality and profitability metrics performing better than expected. The improved business conditions are […]

October 25, 2024

Citi lends US$20 million to Banesco to finance SMEs


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Citi structured a Commercial Social Loan for US$20 million for Banesco Panama, with the aim of extending productive credits to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) throughout the country and promoting economic growth. This loan is Citi’s first social financing transaction for a Panamanian financial institution and is part of its international commercial credit offering. The […]

October 25, 2024