Panama: Public Debt Grows 13%


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Between the months of April 2017 and 2018, the country’s public debt rose from $21.922 million to $24.8 million, which is equivalent to an increase of 13%. According to figures from the Ministry of Economy and Finance in Panama, in the first four months of the year, debt has also reported an increase, rising from […]

June 4, 2018

Latin America: Panama Most Expensive City


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One of the reasons we have seen a fall off in traffic here in Panama is the cost of living in Panama City, not that I would live there anyway but it is now more expensive than Frankfurt, Vienna and Dubai according to Latinvex. Panamanian capital Panama City has become the most expensive city in Latin […]

June 4, 2018

Panama: Fewer Tourists Spend More Money


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Between the first quarter of 2017 and the same period in 2018, the number of visitors that arrived in the country registered a slight decrease of 1.4%, but the overall expenditure made by them increased by 2.7%. According to sector’s figures, between the first quarter of 2017 and the same period of this year the […]

June 4, 2018

Why Panama Needs to be on Your Travel List


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Here is a great article from Travel Pulse.  For years, popular destinations like Peru and Costa Rica have dominated the market for tourists in search of eco-vacations and opportunities to get up close to nature, wildlife and indigenous cultures. Panama, most well known for its famous 48-mile canal and a capital city dominated by skyscrapers […]

June 4, 2018

IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Panama


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A staff team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Alejandro Santos, visited Panama during May 21-June 1, 2018. At the conclusion of the visit, Mr. Santos issued the following statement: “The economy of Panama remains among the most dynamic and stable in Latin America despite the recent prolonged strike in the construction sector […]

June 4, 2018

FTA Panama – China: First Negotiations


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Two weeks after the first official round of negotiations and with the aim of aligning criteria, the Panamanian government has started a process of consultations with the business sector. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry reported that ” …The consultation process seeks to align the vision of the government institutions and agree on objectives with the […]

May 30, 2018