Panama inspected national flag vessels of international service in countries of Asia, Africa and America in order to counteract illegal fishing. Between September and December of this year, the Panama Water Resources Authority (ARAP), through the Directorate of Inspection, Surveillance and Control, carried out inspections in various ports of countries such as Suriname, the Philippines, Thailand, […]
The National Bank of Panama has reached the number one position in Panama, according to the recent ranking of the “Best Employers” in Central America and the Dominican Republic, published by the regional magazine Summa. The methodology used by Summa for this ranking included its own perception survey, with the participation of 1,000 entrepreneurs, executives […]
Last week, Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), together with Ambassador María Roquebert León, Panamanian permanent representative of the State to the OAS, signed the Headquarters Agreement for the 104th Ordinary Session of the Inter-American Legal Committee (CJI). This event is scheduled to take place in Panama City from March […]
Panama eliminates the selective consumption tax of the import tax and other levies on equipment for the construction, operation and maintenance of power plants and/or solar installations with Law 417 of December 27, 2023. This was legalized and in force in the Official Gazette number No. 29938-A of December 27. Rosilena Lindo, National Secretary of […]
In order to strengthen the electrical infrastructure in the Central American region, senior executives of the Electrical Interconnection System of the Central American Countries (SIEPAC), met with directors of the Empresa de Transmisión Eléctrica, S.A. (ETESA), to learn about the Synchrono-Static Compensator, (STATCOM), which operates in the Panama II Substation. With this visit that marks […]
The Authority for the Attraction of Investments and Promotion of Exports of Panama (Propanama) highlighted this Friday that the country ranks eighth globally in terms of opening for businesses in a classification published by the American US News. “The report, prepared based on parameters such as commercial opening, economic stability, regulatory environment and other critical factors, confirms […]
With the recent arrival of flight AB317 at Tocumen International Airport (AIT), Avianca has marked a milestone by reopening a new route that connects the skies of Panama with El Salvador International Airport. This new connection offers travelers seven frequencies per week, operated on modern Airbus A320 aircraft with capacity for up to 180 passengers, […]
According to the information provided by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Panama is the fastest growing economy in Latin America throughout 2023. However, the economies of the region continued to slow down this year and the prospects for next year are not encouraging. This year it will close with a […]
Experts and leaders of the tourism industry will meet at the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) from January 24 to 28, 2024, in the new edition of FITURTECHY, which will be the epicenter of the latest trends and avant-garde solutions for tourism. This edition of FITURTECHY, which is the section of FITUR dedicated to innovation, the […]
At the end of 2023, Latin America and the Caribbean projects that the volume of air passengers will reach 708 million by the end of 2023, 3% more than in 2019, according to Rafael Echevarne, general director of the International Council of Airports, Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC), during the Annual Assembly, Conference and […]