Panama welcomes the Trophy Tour


News from Panama

A visit from the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour™ by Coca-Cola has helped build the already-feverish excitement in Panama, a country eagerly anticipating its first-ever global finals at Russia 2018. Met by fans already full of suspense in the Central American nation on the back of a historic first qualification, having seen President Juan Carlos Varela […]

April 9, 2018

Panama adopts new immigration measures to enhance tourism and trade with Europe and other emerging countries


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The Government of the Republic of Panama adopted new immigration measures to continue boosting tourism, trade and investment with the economies of Europe and emerging countries. By Executive Decree, Panama lifted immigration restrictions for citizens who hold a Schengen visa or current residence in the European Union; and approved the flexibilization of visas for the citizens of India. The […]

April 9, 2018

Panama: Bank Credit Grew Very Little in 2017


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At the end of last year the banking system’s loan portfolio ended up with a balance of $66,117 million, just 1.4% more than the $65,187 million reported at the end of 2016. The Comptroller General of the Republic reported that the moderate increase is partly explained by a contraction recorded by the external sector’s portfolio, […]

April 3, 2018

What I am watching now


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This video is incredible as are the guys that are surfin Nazare, Portugal. Nazaré Portugal is one of the best places in the world for big-wave surfing and it attracts Australia’s best – Ross Clarke-Jones, Andrew Cotton and Mick Corbett.

April 2, 2018

What I am reading now


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I am sure to get some flack from PETA members on this one!  Here from Roads and Kingdom is a great article by Brett Forrest.  Those who are squeamish should not read further. Upon landing in Ulaanbaatar, I wasn’t surprised to learn that Mongolian barbecue is not Mongolian at all. Genghis Khan didn’t feed his […]

April 2, 2018

Central America: Fuel Prices up to March 26


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Price of a gallon of regular gasoline: Costa Rica $4.05, Nicaragua $3.77, Honduras $3.58, El Salvador $3.26, Guatemala $3.19 and Panama $2.91. The current reference prices show increases in all products due to the latest report provided by the Energy Information Administration (AIE), the issue of tariffs and international political sanctions by the US government.  In the […]

April 2, 2018