Banco Mercantil and Capital Bank, recently finalized their merger which will strengthen their position in the Panamanian banking market and from this moment on both entities will operate as a single bank under the Mercantil brand. The company points out that at the beginning of December 2022, Mercantil and Capital Bank obtained regulatory authorizations to […]
The Board of Directors of the General Bank approved the appointment of Francisco Sierra Fábrega, as the new Executive Vice President and General Manager of Banco General, as of January 1, 2024, who is currently the Executive Vice President of Finance and Deputy General Manager. This appointment is given after Juan Raúl Humbert Arias announced […]
Equipped with pristine white sand beaches, lush cloud forests, and a wide array of dazzling native creatures, Panama has earned worldwide recognition for its abundant natural beauty—but this Latin American nation is no slouch when it comes to urban tourism either. Visitors to the national capital can discover a fascinating array of high-end restaurants and […]
Yale University of the United States (USA) through the Center for Environmental Law and Policy, reported that Panama is the Latin American country that obtained in 2022 the best score in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) with 50.5 points, followed by Cuba and Chile, with 47.5 and 46.7 points, respectively. The maximum possible rating is […]
The Estrella de Panamá and the Chamber of Commerce, Agriculture and Industry of Colón signed a collaboration agreement this Friday, September 15, for the dissemination of the campaign “Change begins with me”, which begins this Tuesday, September 19 and ends in February 2024. The general manager of the Editorial Group El Siglo & La Estrella (GESE), […]
The American residential real estate market rarely rocks headlines—despite economically accounting for the largest single share of U.S. gross domestic product (+/- 17%). The Great Recession pushed real estate front and center in the media for a while when the banks collapsed back in 2008. Covid subsequently upended where and how people wanted to live […]
The Panamanian unit of Canada’s First Quantum Minerals and a workers union at the company’s key copper mine in Panama said on Saturday they had reached an agreement, avoiding a planned strike over profit sharing and wage increases. The worker’s union, Utramipa, had threatened on Thursday to stop work on Saturday, alleging an impasse in negotiation with […]
Between October 7 and 10, Panama will host the Adventure Travel World Summit 2024, one of the most important adventure tourism events, positioning the country in the international markets of the so-called chimneyless industry, as a destination for adventures and conventions. The organizers predict that the country will be receiving delegations from buyers, exhibitors, journalists […]
Experts in urban planning, digital strategy, construction and artificial intelligence will meet in Panama on September 20, 21 and 22 at the VIII Latin American Real Estate Congress, where they will share their experiences and knowledge about the latest market trends, challenges and opportunities for the development of new cities in Latin America. More than […]
Panama promotes the breeding of bees for the production of honey, starting the first week of September the First Seminar “Practical Theoretical in Beekeeping”, scheduled for this year, in the “Compa MIDA” Meeting Room, in the city of Santiago, province of Veraguas about 250 millimeters from Panama City. This seminar, which ran from September 4 […]