Can a New Central American Alliance Nudge Ortega?


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Costa Rica’s next president will guide a pro-democracy pact with Panama and the Dominican Republic. Costa Rica is sometimes called the “Switzerland of Central America” due to its history of democracy, disarmament, political neutrality, and economic prosperity relative to other countries in its neighborhood. That fourth pillar was badly shaken during the COVID-19 pandemic. With […]

March 18, 2022

Nature now has legal rights in Panama


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It’s Tuesday, March 1, and Panama just recognized nature’s “right to exist.” Panama’s president, Laurentino Cortizo, signed into law far-reaching protections for the natural world last week. The legislation, which was debated for more than a year in Panama’s National Assembly, recognizes the natural world as a “unique, indivisible, and self-regulating community of living beings” […]

March 18, 2022

Panama tightens security on Colombian border


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Panama has stepped up security along its jungle border with Colombia in an effort to detect irregular migration movements and members of criminal groups. Speaking in Meteti, Security Minister Juan Pino said Friday that the “Wana Humaradá” operation would focus on four strategic points of the Darien region. It aims to prevent drug trafficking, human […]

February 18, 2022

Live and Invest Overseas Reveals Six Best International Investment Property Markets for 2022


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BUSINESS WIRE – Live and Invest Overseas, the leading resource for people who want to live, retire, and invest overseas, announced today its six best international markets for investment property in 2022: Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Montenegro, Morocco, and the Philippines. These overseas destinations were chosen because they offer untapped, and in some cases, depressed real estate […]

February 18, 2022

Fitch Revises Rating Outlooks of Panamanian Infrastructure Issuers After Sovereign Action


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The rating actions follow the affirmation of Panama’s IDR at ‘BBB-‘ and the revision of its Rating Outlook to Stable from Negative. The revision of Panama’s Outlook to Stable reflects the ongoing improvement in the fiscal position and a better-than-expected economic recovery following the initial pandemic shock. Fitch’s fiscal expectations have improved amid a stronger-than-expected […]

February 11, 2022

Creation of tourist circuit between Panama, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic announced


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The Ambassador of Panama in the Dominican Republic, Pablo Javier Pérez Campos, revealed that as a result of the agreements reached at the Summit Alliance for Development in Democracy held December in Puerto Plata, between the presidents of Panama, Costa Rica, and the DR, the would develop a tourist circuit between nations to provide visitors with a special and innovative experience, thus […]

February 4, 2022