Category: News from Panama

More than 50 Panamanian enterprises and MSMEs receive seed capital thanks to CABEI, the European Union, and the Government of Germany

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More than 50 entrepreneurs and micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) will benefit from the Regional Seed Capital Program of the DINAMICA II Initiative in Panama. This symbolic delivery is the result of a tripartite effort between the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), the Government of Germany through KfW, and the European Union, […]

May 2, 2025

May Climate Week 2025

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May Climate Week 2025 will focus on the theme, ‘Dialogues for Ambition and Implementation,’ and provide a space for dialogue, capacity building, and showcasing innovative solutions to support the intergovernmental process and urgent, inclusive, and coordinated climate action. The meeting is one of two Climate Week meetings in 2025 that aim to build momentum towards […]

May 2, 2025

Cable & Wireless leads Meduca tender to bring Internet to more than 3,000 schools

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Two companies presented offers in the tender for the Internet service carried out by the Ministry of Education (Meduca). This is the public act for the “Tendering, installation, configuration and implementation of the Internet access service for educational centers at the national level.” The opening of envelopes with the offers presented took place on April 22, with the […]

April 25, 2025

Panama, one of the five countries in the world that will implement an unpaid care program

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On April 21, the Unpaid Care, Disability and Gender Transformative Approach Program was officially launched, a proposal that proposes structural changes in the care system. The initiative, promoted by United Nations agencies in conjunction with the government, the private sector and social organizations, seeks to redistribute care work, make its economic value visible and transform the role […]

April 25, 2025

The USA ambassador will arrive to Panama at the end of April

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The newly appointed United States ambassador to Panama, Kevin Marino Cabrera, could arrive in the country at the end of April, President José Raúl Mulino announced. Mulino detailed that, along with Marino Cabrera, 8 other ambassadors will arrive who are in the process of submitting credentials for approval. “I think the new United States ambassador will arrive in […]

April 25, 2025

Italian tycoon emerges as lead investor for CK Hutchison ports

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Italian billionaire Gianluigi Aponte’s family-run business is emerging as the lead investor of a group seeking to buy 43 ports from conglomerate CK Hutchison (0001.HK), opens new tab, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Aponte family’s Terminal Investment Ltd (TIL), which manages a diverse portfolio of container terminals according to […]

April 25, 2025

Minsa adds 20 new drugs to the discount program

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The Ministry of Health (Minsa), through its National Directorate of Medicines and Supplies, announced the incorporation of 20 new medicines to the drug program with reduced prices in public pharmacies. With this third phase, the list reaches a total of 60 available medicines with discounts of up to 94% with respect to commercial market prices. The measure seeks to facilitate access to essential treatments for […]

April 25, 2025

The phenomenon of La Niña ends

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The La Niña phenomenon, which was experienced during the first quarter and part of this month of April, has come to an end for this season, according to NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States. This same agency had issued an alert on January 9, because a constant cooling was observed […]

April 25, 2025

NASA plane flies over Panama to study tropical forests remotely

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A specialized plane from the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) flew over the rainforests of Panama and Costa Rica last February to create an “algorithm” that will help “better understand tropical ecosystems through remote satellite sensors in the future.” The Smithsonian Institute of Tropical Research (STRI) in Panama reported on Tuesday that […]

April 25, 2025