Panama Issues Debt for $550 Million


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The Panamanian government issued $550 million of sovereign debt in the international market, expiring in 2050 and with an average yield of 4.92%. According to information from the country’s authorities, the resources collected will be used to partially finance the investment plan contemplated in the General State Budget for fiscal year 2018. You may be […]

October 23, 2018

HullWiper Brings Affordable Hull Cleaning to the Panama Canal


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William Hill, HullWiper Vice President (left) and Talleres Industriales Managing Director, Lino Arosemena HullWiper is meeting growing demand for affordable and eco-friendly hull cleaning in the Panama Canal in partnership with Talleres Industriales, S.A., a leading provider of subsea services. It is the latest agreement signed under HullWiper’s global leasing programme introduced in 2017, which […]

October 23, 2018

Air Conditioning Equipment Trading Rules


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On December 28th, 2018, companies which import air conditioning equipment in Panama will have to comply with new energy efficiency standards. inShare The Representatives of the National Secretariat of Energy (SNE) said that as part of the new regulation, air conditioners, central type, window, inverter and split should have a special label, in Spanish language. […]

October 23, 2018

Free Zone is Being Prepared


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The company responsible for building the logistics zone, that will operate under the free zone regime at Tocumen airport, expects to start in November. The Mota-Engil Consortium, winner of the tender, has planned to begin in early November the work of land leveling, construction of access roads and installation of public services, for the development […]

October 23, 2018

Internet: Demand Increases in Central America


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The percentage of the population with Internet access in Central America increased 17% between 2016 and 2018, increasing from 44% to 61%. Data from the report “Internet in Central America 2018“, compiled by the Commercial Trade Area of CentralAmericaData: Currently, Costa Rica is the Central American country with the highest proportion of households with Internet […]

October 23, 2018

Mike Pompeo Warns Panama Against Doing Business With China


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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that he had warned President Juan Carlos Varela of Panama about doing business with China, criticizing Chinese state-owned enterprises that engage in “predatory economic activity.” As his plane left Panama City, Mr. Pompeo recounted his talks with Mr. Varela and local journalists. Clearly concerned that Panama could become […]

October 23, 2018

Panama-China FTA: Third Negotiating Round


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The third round of negotiations between the two delegations concluded on October 13th, in which subjects such as Intellectual Property, Cooperation and Rules of Origin were discussed. From the press release of the Ministry of Trade and Industries: Panama City, October 13th, 2018. The negotiating teams from Panama and the People’ s Republic of China […]

October 17, 2018