It started 10 years ago, when a German journalist received a message from an anonymous sender: “Hello. This is John Doe. Interested in data?” What followed in the days and months after was a leak of more than 11 million files from a Panamanian law firm — the leak that came to be known as […]
Representatives of Canada’s public export credit agency, Export Development Canada (EDC), expressed interest in participating in infrastructure projects in Panama, with the aim of strengthening bilateral relations and fostering the country’s economic development. In this context, a Canadian delegation visited the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where it met with the Deputy Minister […]
The Panamanian organization Green Tide and the global initiative The Ocean Cleanup have joined forces to launch the Seven Basins Project, with the aim of significantly reducing the waste that reaches the Bay of Panama through the rivers of the capital. Panama Bay, a protected area and Ramsar site, faces a growing threat from plastic […]
The Miró Group reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable development and modernization of the western region of the country, with the official presentation of Santa Fe, an urban project with which it hopes to transform the landscape of the city of David, province of Chiriquí. The business initiative involves an investment of more than $200 million and will occupy an extension […]
The General Manager of the National Bank of Panama (BNP), Javier Carrizo, said that the bank has budgeted disbursements in the order of US$136.8 million to support the economic development of the province of Chiriquí. Of this amount, US$78.4 million is intended for agricultural customers, US$50.8 million for Consumer Banking (mortgage loans, personal and credit […]
Mauricio Pochettino faces numerous hurdles as head coach of the US men’s national team, but the most immediate among them on Thursday was the problem Panama has posed for his squad in major continental tournaments. Though Pochettino began his tenure with a 2-0 win against Panama on 12 October, Los Canaleros defeated the United States in two previous meetings: […]
The current scenario is worrying: since 1990, overweight and obesity in adults has increased by 52% in the Americas, from 44.4% to 67.5% in 2022 With information from PAHO Chile, with the highest prevalence of obesity and overweight in the region (78.8%), has been the first to present a National Plan for the Prevention of […]
The Security Ministers of Costa Rica and Panama announced on Monday the implementation of bus routes as a “humanitarian and regulated” strategy to attend to the return of migrants in their countries, given the policies implemented by the United States Government. When inaugurating a customs in Peñas Blancas, Costa Rica, the Minister of Security of […]
A Hong Kong-based conglomerate has agreed to sell its controlling stake in a subsidiary that operates ports near the Panama Canal to a consortium including BlackRock Inc., effectively putting the ports under American control after President Donald Trump alleged Chinese interference with the operations of the critical shipping lane. In a filing, CK Hutchison Holding […]
The business representative of Laboratorios BASI, from Portugal, Carlos Novais de Araujo, expressed the interest of the pharmaceutical group in offering the country high-quality drug options at affordable prices. BASI Laboratories’s mission is to develop, manufacture, market and distribute medicines and therapeutic solutions globally, supported by the excellence of European quality and innovative technologies, in […]