Powerful Interests in Panama Prepare to Blunt the New President’s Anti-Graft Drive


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The Editors at World Political Review discuss challenges ahead. Laurentino Cortizo, a veteran politician and former agriculture minister, narrowly won Panama’s presidential election earlier this month. Cortizo had focused his campaign on cleaning up the Central American nation’s image after a series of high-profile corruption scandals. But given the entrenched patronage networks and weak institutions […]

May 20, 2019

Islas Secas: Now Open off the Coast of Panama


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Mary Nicklin writes in Luxury Travel Advisor of the long awaited opening of the new Isla Secas resort. Panama’s Pacific coast is home to an archipelago of 14 volcanic islands known as the Islas Secas. In the shimmering waters of the Gulf of Chiriquí, 20 miles off the coast of the mainland (or 33 nautical miles […]

May 20, 2019

Tender for Electricity for $23 million


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The Panama Metro tenders the supply of energy and gauges, in the figure of Large Passive Customer of the Wholesale Electricity Market, for a period of 60 months. Panama Government Purchase 2019-2-80-0-08-LP-002308: “Metro de Panamá S.A. (MPSA) has detected that it can achieve significant savings in the line of expenditure for consumption of electricity purchased […]

May 14, 2019

Tomato Production: Good Numbers in Panama


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In the 2018-2019 agricultural cycle, industrial tomato production in the region of Azuero was 6,500 tons, 8% more than in the previous period, mainly because of more favorable weather conditions. Figures from the Association of Industrial Tomato Producers specify that between the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 agricultural cycle, a 500-ton increase in fruit production was reported, […]

May 14, 2019

Construction of a Water Treatment Plant for $12 Million


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In Panama, the Municipality of Baru tenders the construction of the Paso Canoas drinking water plant, in the province of Chiriqui. Panama Government Purchase 2019-5-26-0-04-LV-001254: “The Contractor will design the necessary works for the construction of the improvements to the Water Treatment Plant of Paso Canoas, in the district of Progreso, district of Barú, Province […]

May 14, 2019

Shoes: Top Players in Panama


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In the footwear import business, it is estimated that Payless, Shoesource and Sportline America represent around 10% of the market share. Data from the “Corporate System of Companies” platform, from the Trade Intelligence unit of CentralAmericaData provides details on the companies according to sector, main activity, volume and value of their imports, exports and other […]

May 14, 2019