The Latin American Stock Exchange (Latinex) together with the IDB Invest, seek to position Panama as a leader in sustainable finance in Latin America, and to this end it held a workshop to exchange experiences and learnings on “Thematic Bond Issues for Financial Institutions.” This workshop not only brought together the country’s leading financial executives, […]
Panama recalled its ambassador to Nicaragua on Monday for consultations, citing the government’s “energetic protest” against what it called the illegal protection afforded to a former Panamanian president at its embassy in Panama City. In a statement, Panama’s foreign ministry accused the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega of allowing Ricardo Martinelli to conduct political […]
The Republic of Panama reinforces its role as Hub of Hubs, this time as a hub of International Cooperation, Triangular Cooperation and South-South Cooperation. In the Ricardo J. Amphitheatre. Alfaro of the Foreign Ministry, the event called: “Presentation of Good Practices of the Joint Fund for Cooperation Uruguay – Mexico” was held, an activity in […]
The telecommunications company CW Panama announced on Thursday that it will start the tests in a controlled environment to deploy the 5g network in Panama. The announcement was made by the president of the company Rocío Lorenzo during her annual Move On event in which they make known the new trends in the industry and […]
The public portion of a trial of more than two-dozen associates accused of helping some of the world’s richest people hide their wealth came to an unexpectedly speedy conclusion on Friday when a Panamanian judge said she would take the two weeks of trial arguments and testimony under advisement. The trial came eight years after […]
About seven private technical defenders will present their arguments today, in the ordinary hearing that follows against 29 defendants, accused of the crime of money laundering, after an investigation carried out by the Public Ministry in the Panama Papers case. This Thursday, eight defense lawyers in this case completed their allegations and asked the court […]
In an effort to promote economic development in the agricultural sector, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Panama, Alexis Pineda, met with representatives of the French embassy and the Center for International Cooperation in Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD). During the meeting, strategies were discussed to establish joint projects focused on improving coffee and cocoa […]
The importance of developing effective policies and standards to guarantee the sustainability of Panama’s growth and development, Minister Héctor highlighted. Within the framework of the World Compliance Forum 2024, the Minister of Economy and Finance of Panama, Héctor Alexander, highlighted the country’s significant progress in the prevention of money laundering, terrorist financing and financing the proliferation of […]
The Government of Panama inaugurated the cruise port of Amador, located on Isla Perico, on the road of Amador. The terminal has an investment of US$206 million and will facilitate the arrival of tourists in the 2023-2024 season, which began in September 2023 with the arrival of a ship from Costa Rica. In September 2023, […]
The global technology company in the payment industry Mastercard and Banesco Panama and Mastercard, bring to the Panamanian market the first Touch Card debit card, for people with low vision. This financial solution is designed to help cardholders with low vision, to identify that they are using the right card only with the touch, by […]