Regulatory Mania is Curbing Mobile Internet


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The only countries in America where mobile phone prices are still regulated are El Salvador and Costa Rica. It is no coincidence that these countries are among the last in the rankings for speed of mobile internet services. EDITORIAL And it is no coincidence that these two countries also suffer from the existence of the […]

September 20, 2016

Who and What is Being Built in Panama – June 2016


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Roadworks, a school, a transport terminal and a gas service station are some the projects for which environmental impact studies were presented in June 2016. The report “Construction Projects in Panama“, prepared by the Business Intelligence unit at CentralAmericaData.com, provides an up to date list of major construction projects for which studies environmental impact assessment (EIA) were submitted […]

September 20, 2016

Panama’s Grand Canal


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This is a great story and video of the construction and the controversy of the multi-billion dollar venture to modernize the Panama Canal that was put together by TechNow.  Click on the pic above to see the video. Panama is one of Latin America’s most diverse landscapes, with riches and luxury alongside drastic poverty. The […]

September 20, 2016

Resort Designed by Nature at Red Frog Beach in Panama


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Here is another article on Red Frog Resort by Robert Poole at BLOUNIARTINFO International. The beauty of the islands and beaches of the Caribbean have attracted tourists for decades, creating an economy of tourism that doesn’t always best serve the environment that said tourists are hoping to see. But while some destinations have reached their […]

September 20, 2016

The lies expats believe


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This is a great article by Sam Instone and AES International, offshore financial planning specialists. Researchers from New York’s Cornell University discovered that most Americans believe pretty much any lie, as long as it’s visually supported by a scientific looking chart. They published the following findings in the journal the Public Understanding of Science: “In […]

September 20, 2016

Foreign Trade: Learning from Chile


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Not fearing free trade, lowering tariffs and facilitating business development are some of the ingredients the Chilean export model that Central America could follow. In an interview with Elfinancierocr.com, ProChile‘s director, Roberto Paiva, explained that one of the main reasons behind the success of his country’s foreign trade model is the high degree of trade […]

September 14, 2016