Simon Says


News from Panama

I follow Simon black on a daily basis.  He is a successful international businessman who has a good understanding of what is going on these days.   With a new government and president comes a lot of questions. A- What is going on? B- What should I do about it. Let’s start with A- What is […]

April 28, 2021

Panama- OPINION: The bank of friends


News from Panama

The Savings Bank is a state bank, which is governed by the rules of the market as if it were another in the square. But there have been occasions when, because it is a state bank, some take advantage of it and its behavior ceases to be that of another bank to be the bank […]

April 27, 2021

Panama- Corruption with no brakes


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Press freedom, according to a ranking by the prestigious Reporters Without Borders organization, begins to suffer the consequences of a closed and non-transparent policy when the media tries to report corruption issues. In this last measurement, freedom of the press in Panama dropped one notch, ranking 77 out of 180 countries studied. “Journalists in Panama […]

April 27, 2021

Technology in Agriculture to Increase Productivity


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Some of the technological tools that will be used in the coming years to increase agricultural productivity include the use of devices connected to the Internet that can create self-regulating microclimates in greenhouses and crop monitoring through aerial images. Business Intelligence solutions used by agricultural companies have the ability to transform maps and images into structured […]

April 27, 2021

Panama energy transition scenarios envision investment of up to US$8.8bn


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Total cumulative additional investments in the energy transition agenda (ETA) and zero carbon scenarios for Panama reach US$4.57bn and US$8.81bn, respectively, by 2024. The outlook is part of an assessment conducted by the UN Environment Program in collaboration with the country’s environment ministry and energy department that looks at energy transition’s role as part of post COVID-19 economic recovery. […]

April 27, 2021

Fiber Optic Cables: Business Increases 18%


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We just had fiber installed and what a difference.  Starting with the cost (50% less) and most of all the Internet speed ( up to 1000 mbps download and 200 mbps upload).  It was a no brainer and soooo nice to drop Cable Onda after 14 years. From January to September 2020, Central American countries […]

April 27, 2021