The French-flagged boat Plastic Odyseey that promotes the reduction of plastic waste in the oceans will be in Panama from October 30 to November 8 of this year, where it will offer talks and visits to raise awareness of the need to avoid the contamination of the seas with this type of waste. This stop […]
The Deputy Foreign Minister of Panama Vladimir Franco, assured that the country aspires to be a leader in the Global Green Hydrogen Route and advances in consolidating itself as the main center of storage, commercialization and transformation of this resource in Latin America. The Panamanian official gave his statements, during the Third Forum on the […]
The Panamanian Association of Real Estate Brokers and Promoters (ACOBIR), hopes to achieve transactions of more than US$100 million in the new edition of Expo Inmobiliaria 2024, with the support of the participating banks and exhibitors, as indicated by the president of the guild, Álvaro Boyd. This event, which will be held from January 25 […]
The Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW) will take place in Panama City, Panama, on 23-27 October 2023, bringing together representatives from local and national governments, Indigenous Peoples, civil society and the private sector to address climate challenges, inspire heightened ambition and contribute to the first global stocktake of the Paris Agreement – a crucial […]
The implementation of the global minimum tax, framed in Pillar 2 of the organization for economic cooperation and development, which will apply to companies with international operations whose total consolidated income is greater than 750 million euros or its equivalent in dollars, is analyzed by the Panamanian authorities and CASEM.
Despite the rejection expressed by various sectors, including the Electoral Tribunal (TE), the Laurentian president Cortizo sanctioned this Friday, October 13, the bill that modifies the Electoral Code, regarding the applications for waste in the plurinominal circuits. Cortizo thus signed Law 403 of October 13, 2023, which amends an article of the Electoral Code, two days after the ruling bench of the Revolutionary Democratic […]
The cultivation of grapes in the tropics is a challenging task and with obstacles, since certain specific conditions are needed, due to the climate, the presence of diseases and pests. After a soil study by a Spanish company in the Panamanian dry arc, everything indicates that in Panama the cultivation of grapes is viable and […]
The Board of Directors of the General Bank approved the appointment of Francisco Sierra Fábrega, as the new Executive Vice President and General Manager of Banco General, as of January 1, 2024, who is currently the Executive Vice President of Finance and Deputy General Manager. This appointment is given after Juan Raúl Humbert Arias announced […]
Equipped with pristine white sand beaches, lush cloud forests, and a wide array of dazzling native creatures, Panama has earned worldwide recognition for its abundant natural beauty—but this Latin American nation is no slouch when it comes to urban tourism either. Visitors to the national capital can discover a fascinating array of high-end restaurants and […]
The Panama Metro with the adoption of payment with contactless Mastercard and VISA cards, envisages attracting more passengers to the public transport system, both national and tourists, since in just seven months it has registered more than one million trips. This figure reflects not only the successful adoption of the implementation of contactless payment technology, […]