Stratfor Worldview put out this interesting article on Colombia. I find this country fascinating and ripe for expansion and future investment. Colombia is located at the strategic meeting point of Central and South America. The country shares a land border with Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru and Ecuador, and has coasts on both the Pacific Ocean […]
Bringing healthy thoughts and healthy bodies to Panama City, Dr. Marilyn Shore and 49 other chiropractors from around the globe helped stretch and adjust 49,000 individuals in just five days. Going all over the city, the chiropractors set out in groups of ten to help those throughout the city. Adjusting from infants to the […]
OOCL France, the largest ship to use the waterway, transits the Expanded Panama Canal, May 25, 2017. Photo: ACP/Edelman The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has published a proposal for modifications to its current toll structure that it says will allow the waterway to continue providing competitive service to customers. The proposal signals the beginning of […]
In an unstable exchange market, lack of transparency in the rules on intervention by the Central Bank of Costa Rica increases uncertainty and drives investors towards the safest currency. The rise in the price of the dollar in Costa Rica is a negative factor for some sectors and positive for others, but generally negative for […]
Arguing that the labeling does not really reflect the content of the product, the Panamanian government has suspended the entry of evaporated milk from the Pura Vida brand, from Grupo Gloria from Peru. The decision was taken by the Panamanian Food Authority (Aupsa) after the National Association of Cattlemen reported that the market was trading […]
A residential complex is to be built in a 6-hectare plot and will contain 416 apartments in eight 14-story buildings within the development area of ??Costa Sur, in Juan Diaz, Panama. On March 6 of this year San Marino Eco Development S.A. submitted to the Ministry of Environment an Environmental Impact Study (EIA) to develop a residential […]
Karina Martin reports in the PanAm Post about the widespread corruption linked to Odebrecht. The Dominican Republic’s Attorney General’s Office is taking action against those involved in the country’s Odebrecht case this week. The Odebrecht scandal is now considered to be one of the largest corruption cases in Latin America. Like a handful of other […]
Kent Davis at Panama Equity shared this outstanding report on the Panama City residential market. I found the quality of this report equal to those I used to research when I was in commercial real estate back in Miami. Panama’s middle and lower class housing market continue to show strong signs of growth, while […]
During the event held in Panama, more than 1,800 business appointments took place between international wholesale buyers and tourism companies in the region. From a statement issued by the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama: (Panama, May 29, 2017). EXPO TURISMO INTERNACIONAL 2017 received 11,960 visitors interested in the supply of tourism in Panama […]
On a 32-hectare site in San Miguelito, Panama, plans are underway to build a housing complex consisting of 920 homes, two water treatment plants and recreation areas. According to CentralAmericaData‘s Construction Project Identification System, the promotor Desarrollos Inmobiliarios del Golf (DIGSA) submitted an Environmental Impact Study (EIA) in March this year to build a residential complex within the […]