Japan Grants Panama Canal Administrator the Order of the Rising Sun


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Panama Canal Administrator Jorge L. Quijano has been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Golden and Silver Star, by the Government of Japan. Established in 1875, the distinguished honor is bestowed by the Japanese Government upon individuals who make exemplary achievements in international relations, promoting Japanese culture, improving social welfare, environmental preservation or the […]

December 11, 2017

The Panama Canal Is Now a Major Problem for U.S. Shale


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Bloomberg reports:   It seemed at the time like a somewhat random, and amazingly fortuitous, coincidence.  Just as the Panama Canal was unveiling a new, fatter set of locks, U.S. shale drillers were readying their very first exports of liquefied natural gas. While the wide-body tankers that transport LNG would’ve had no chance of squeaking through […]

December 11, 2017

Panama: Another $125 million for Sanitation Works


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The Development Bank of Latin America has confirmed another loan to finance the design and construction of the wastewater system in Arraiján and La Chorrera, in West Panama. The funds will be executed by the Ministry of Health (MINSA) through the Coordination Unit of the Panama Sanitation Program (UCP). This is the seventh approval of a […]

December 11, 2017

Cell Phones in Central America: A $590 million business


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Between January and June 2017, the region imported $590 million worth of mobile phones, 10% more than the imports in the same period in 2016. Main brands   Among the main brands imported into Central America and according to purchase value are Samsung, Huawei and Apple, which together account for approximately 80% of total imports. Imports by […]

December 11, 2017