On October 19, the seminar “All about Medicinal Cannabis” will be held in Panama, organized by the company PRLM Educational of Puerto Rico, an event that marks a milestone in the emerging medical cannabis industry in the country. The event will be led by Goodwin Aldarondo, CEO of PRLM Educational and expert in medicinal cannabis […]
The shipbuilding company Ocea is interested in investing in Panama, through a project to install a shipyard for maintenance and construction of ships. In this sense, representatives of the company Ocea met with the Minister of Commerce and Industries (MICI), Julio Moltó, where they presented the project that will not only benefit national institutions, but […]
The project of Line 3 of the Panama Metro, which will link Panama City with the district of La Chorrera, has reached a 63% of progress, according to the Director of Projects and Planning of the Metro, Agustín Arias. One of the novelties of the project is the construction of a tunnel that will pass […]
The Lecto Labs program and Diploma of the ProEd Foundation of Panama won the UNESCO International Literacy Prize 2024. This program was created in 2007 and “offers training and professional development to more than 700 teachers from marginalized communities, focusing on modern literacy methods and benefiting approximately 35,000 students,” UNESCO described. The award was presented on September 9 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, in the […]
The Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) held the inauguration ceremony of the new regional headquarters in the province of Chiriquí with the purpose of strengthening the services it provides as a superior supervisory entity to all users in the west of the country. The comtrol general of the Republic, Gerardo Solís, stressed the importance […]
The President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, participated as the main speaker of a forum organized in New York by the Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom, where he assured that he will work for a Panama with clear rules, without corruption, so that foreign investment is maintained and can grow. Mulino stressed that […]
Panama has been chosen to host the host country of the sessions of the Informal Semiconductor Exchange Network (SIEN), scheduled to be held on December 10 and 11 and aim to promote the exchange of good practices to develop the business ecosystem of the semiconductor sector. The announcement was notified to Panama by the Organization […]
The presidents of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, and of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, agreed to open the first Ukrainian embassy in Panama by 2025, in an action that seeks to strengthen diplomatic and commercial relations between the two countries. This new diplomatic headquarters, located in Panama City, will allow Ukraine to establish a strategic connection with […]
Panama considers as the beginning of a global trend towards reducing the cost of money in dollars, the announcement of the interest rate reduction of the United States Federal Reserve (FED), according to the Minister of Economy and Finance, Felipe Chapman, who described the news as positive for both the world and the country. “Good […]
The rating agency Fitch Ratings has confirmed the ‘A+(pan)’ rating with Stable Outlook for Xtra Supermarkets, both in its long-term financial position and in the issuance of bonds for USD 250 million. The measure reflects the solid financial health of the chain and its ability to fulfill its obligations of one of the largest supermarket […]