Panama is looking to expand its trade and economic ties with Qatar through public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the field of agriculture, such as building hydroponic farms and cattle raising, ambassador Musa Asvat has said. Despite Panama’s geography and distance from Qatar, the country is “well- structured” and has the capacity to export high-quality products […]
Migrants from Haiti, Cuba, Venezuela, Africa and Asia who want to reach the US recently found themselves stranded by the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, Panama has reopened its borders and the new US President Joe Biden appears more sensitive to their cause, so the migrants have started moving again. But the journey to the US is long and treacherous. They first […]
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Built by the US over a 30-year period, the strategically located Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. On January 1, 2000, Panama regained sovereignty over it, 85 years after its inauguration. Prior to that, the area around the canal had been a US colony: some 1,400 square kilometres, nicknamed “La Zona”. Since its handover to […]
Over the past month, on February 2021, the United Nations (UN) placed Panama as an Energy Transition leader for enabling the Sustainable Development Goals into energy actions to transform this industry. This recognition is connected to the Energy Transition Agenda 2020-2030 which is a road map towards decarbonization, digitalization and democratization in the generation and […]
In January of this year, the Monthly Index of Economic Activity reported a 15% year-on-year drop, which is similar to the behavior recorded from March to December 2020, a period in which the pandemic severely affected productive activities. This index contracted considerably, due to the effects of the Covid-19 health emergency. Among the economic sectors that were […]
Between January and September 2020, banana exports amounted to $2,079 million, 11% more than what was reported in the same period of 2019, a rise that is explained by the behavior of sales of Honduran, Panamanian, Costa Rican and Guatemalan companies. Costa Rica and Guatemala, Main Exporters From January to September 2020 the main exporter […]
The coronavirus (Covid-19) erased 17 years of progress for Panamanian tourism. According to the Sustainable Tourism Master Plan of the Panama Tourism Authority (ATP), the most optimistic estimate is that this year a little over 1 million visitors will enter the country, numbers similar to those registered in 2004. If all the pieces of the […]
Misbeliefs and conspiracy theories could be the main obstacles to 5G deployment in Panama, where launch plans are still on hold. “Criticisms of the adverse effects of new wireless technologies can have adverse effects by delaying their deployment or, in extreme cases, inciting damage to the telecommunications infrastructure deployed,” José Otero, VP for 5G Americas in Latin America, told […]
AMResorts’ Dreams Playa Bonita Panama all-inclusive resort has pushed back its reopening to May, Caribbean Journal has learned. The resort on Panama’s Pacific coast, the only AMResorts property in the country, will be welcoming back guests on May 15, 2021, according to Dreams’ Web site. Dreams Playa Bonita Panama has a total of 307 rooms set across […]