With the financing of about US$10,000 through the Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE), women from rural areas of Panama will be trained in the management of energy supply systems and installation of isolated solar systems in their homes. This training is part of the “Solar Champions 2023 Program” in the Ngäbe Buglé Region, in San […]
Experts in urban planning, digital strategy, construction and artificial intelligence will meet in Panama on September 20, 21 and 22 at the VIII Latin American Real Estate Congress, where they will share their experiences and knowledge about the latest market trends, challenges and opportunities for the development of new cities in Latin America. More than […]
Panama promotes the breeding of bees for the production of honey, starting the first week of September the First Seminar “Practical Theoretical in Beekeeping”, scheduled for this year, in the “Compa MIDA” Meeting Room, in the city of Santiago, province of Veraguas about 250 millimeters from Panama City. This seminar, which ran from September 4 […]
The young Panamanians Jorge Liu and Danna Medrano won a bronze medal and an honorable mention respectively, playing a prominent role in the Ibero-American Mathematical Olympiad (IOM), an event in which 22 delegations from America, Spain and Portugal participated. Liu explained that the competition in Brazil consisted of solving a total of six problems in […]
The Panama Canal assured that it continues its operations uninterruptedly at the service of international maritime trade, taking measures to guarantee the fluid and safe traffic of ships, despite adverse weather conditions. In a statement, the Panama Canal Authority points out that the interoceanic route continues to be the route through which 57.5% of the […]
New Visa program offers consumers and issuers solutions for the instant issuance of digital cards and best practices aimed at accelerating the Digital First banking revolution that is already taking place in the region. Visa Digital First facilitates the application of real-time cards, the creation of accounts and the delivery of instant payment credentials directly […]
With the approval in the Cabinet Council of the expansion of the Global Logistics Free Zone, located in the border area of Paso Canoas in the province of Chiriquí, new investments of more than US$26 million and jobs will be generated that will mostly be taken advantage of by local labor. Currently, the Global Logistic […]
According to the Global Insurance Market Index prepared by the insurance brokerage company and risk administrator Marsh, commercial insurance prices in Latin America increased by 8% in the second quarter of 2023 as in the first quarter and against 3% globally. The report reflects that this second quarter of 2023 marks the twenty-third consecutive quarter […]
Panama will increase infrastructure in the jungle area along its shared border with Colombia known as the Darien Gap — as well as ramp up deportations — to contain a record-breaking flow of migrants passing through there this year, Panama’s immigration chief said Friday. National Immigration Authority Director Samira Gozaine said President Laurentino Cortizo had authorized […]
With the aim of improving the housing conditions of people with lower economic incomes or in conditions of poverty and extreme poverty, the Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning (Miviot) is working on a proposal for a General Housing Law, to be presented to the National Assembly. The government entity devised this draft law in […]