El Gobierno Nacional destinará un total de US$11,976 millones en inversiones de los US$32,754 millones del Presupuesto General de la Nación para la vigencia fiscal 2024, informó subrayó Carlos González, director de Presupuesto de la Nación (DIPRENA). De igual forma en el proyecto de presupuesto del 2024, se destinarán US$14,930 millones para funcionamiento, mientras que […]
The Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO / WHO) held the national consultation of the Country Cooperation Strategy for the period 2023-2028 with a broad participation of actors from the health sector and others linked to the well-being and development of the Panamanian population. The PAHO/WHO Cooperation Strategy with Panama constitutes the […]
A criminal lawsuit has the Panamanian bank Banistmo, which belongs to Bancolombia, in serious difficulties. It caused so much impact that all the media in that country put the magnifying glass on the case. In this case, filed as a criminal complaint by lawyer Esteban Ellis Bonilla to the prosecutor of the Primary Care Section of the Metropolitan Prosecutor’s Office […]
Panamanian archaeologists have found ceramics and stone tools of the pre-Columbian order in a small place adjacent to the castle of San Lorenzo in the province of Colón. The findings, in the Chagres area, on the Panamanian Atlantic coast are the first evidence of a human culture in the region before the arrival of Europeans. […]
Panama is one of the favorite places to live the retreat in Latin America and could take advantage of it to generate economic and social value through innovation, entrepreneurship and inclusion. Based on the above, authorities and specialists presented a proposal for Panama’s positioning as a “silver economy hub” and a program of national and […]
A Panamanian court sentenced former President Ricardo Martinelli to more than 10 years in prison for money laundering, the attorney general’s office said on Tuesday, threatening the front-runner’s bid for a new term next year. Martinelli stated his innocence following the decision in the case, known as “New Business,” which alleges public funds were used […]
The multinational company of Productos Extragel y Universal S.A., based in Peru, evaluates the investment opportunities offered by Panama, to create a food distribution center for Latin America and the Caribbean, taking advantage of the geographical advantage offered by the isthmus. The information was corroborated by directors of the General Directorate of Investment Attraction Marketing […]
Promoting measures to strengthen the capacity to reduce the impact of disasters is one of the objectives of a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Republic of Panama and the Federative Republic of Brazil, in the field of humanitarian cooperation and disaster reduction. The document signed by the Minister of Government, Roger Tejada and the […]
Washington has barred former Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela Rodriguez from entering the US over alleged corruption, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday. The former president has been charged with money-laundering in Panama alongside other high-ranking figures.
The company builds a plant in Gatún, Colón, and will invest $70 million in 2024 in seven solar parks in the West of the country, Los Santos and Chiriquí. The company AES Panama, in concept of the participation of the Panamanian State of 49% of the shares, gave the National Treasury a check, for the […]