In order to meet local demand between May and August, the government authorized the import of 2.3 million quintals of paddy rice. This decision was taken at an expanded meeting of the Committee on the Agrifood Chain of Rice, where its members agreed to recommend to the Executive the import of rice mentioned above, whose […]
BY Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado I was sitting at my desk at the Palacio Bolívar, a world heritage site and home to Panama’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, when an adviser jumped in and shared the news: Nicaragua had closed its borders, and hundreds of migrants trying to cross Central America on their way […]
Panama reportedly recorded on Tuesday a three percent rise in its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2019, the lowest growth rate since its slowdown began in 2011. A balance of the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) affirmed that such behavior was reversed in the fourth quarter of 2019 with the start of […]
Panama and the Dominican Republic are the bright spots in the region, with expected GDP growth levels of nearly 5%. The “Macroeconomic Prospects of Select Latin American and Caribbean Countries, Forecast to 2026” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This research delves into the macroeconomic outlook for Latin American and Caribbean countries with respect […]
The industry is facing a new reality today as unpredictable weather patterns impact supply chains across the world. In recent years, places like the Port of Montreal in Canada and the Rhine River in Europe have already experienced historically low precipitation rates, forcing each to undertake immediate actions to ensure operational water levels. Now facing […]
Applying artificial intelligence tools and complementing it with increasing the technological capabilities of employees is essential to significantly improve the performance of companies. According to reports by Harvard Business Review, companies have been found to achieve the most significant performance improvements when humans and machines work together. The article published in Entrepreneur.com reviews that “… […]
Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, invited on Thursday the President of the Panamanian Parliament, Marcos Castillero, to pay a visit to Cuba. In a pleasant dialogue, Castillero highlighted historical links between both nations, among which he mentioned sports and education sectors, while referring to the recent establishment of the parliamentary group of friendship with […]
The number of migrant children crossing the Darien Gap, a jungled portion of land separating Colombia from Central America, increased more than seven-fold to nearly 4,000 in 2019 from 522 the year before – UNICEF announced today. Approximately 50 per cent of the children were under 6 years old. Migrants who crossed in 2019 hailed […]
EthosEnergy has been awarded an operations and maintenance contract worth over $36M by SINOLAM SMARTER ENERGY (SSE), a subsidiary of Shanghai Gorgeous Group, in Panama. The fifteen year contract includes mobilization services, as well as full care, custody, control operations and maintenance services for the new, greenfield Gas to Power Panama project, located in the […]
Upon realizing the harmful effects of climate change, canals across the globe are increasingly implementing initiatives to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Here is a look at what the world’s two most famous canals are doing to boost sustainability. The effects of climate change have sparked urgent action in all sectors of the economy – including […]