So you own a Panamanian Corporation and have bearer shares issued in your name sitting in your safe and you are off the grid, so you think. The new law that will be implemented, not if but when, will require custodial care and registration of your shares with the government. The immobilization of bearer shares […]
The largest and wildest of the Panamanian provinces holds promise for the development of ecotourism and attracting investor interest. Located on the Panama and Colombian border there are places where it has the most impenetrable jungles in Panama. You can get bitten, stung and even eaten by a big jaguar out there if you are […]
I have a friend in the City that specializes in Colon and the Free Trade zone. He also keeps watch on the list of properties that the government is selling and from time to time comes across some real opportunities. there are two properties near Colon that are coming on the market that might be […]
Responsible Banking Or not so…. This article comes under the category of “Folks, please do not check your brains in at customs”. The list of banks in Panama are registered at this site and are highly regulated in Panama. If they are not listed then they are not a bank. There is no FDIC insurance […]
It is with great honor that we announce our donations to the following organizations. We have been blessed with a good year in business and it is time to put a little back into what we see as good causes here in our community. My partner Rolando Miranda and I look forward to our continued […]
” WELCOME TO PANAMA!! ” This was music to my ears as I saw the greeter open the door to the “hop on hop off bus” bus loaded with tourists after it pulled into Casco Viejo for a morning of sightseeing in the Old City. Something in the air told me that we were off […]
While I revel in reports like “Paris Hilton, Michael Jordan, Mick Jagger, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt can swim, take a walk and eat as any other tourist visiting the area, without being bothered by paparazzi, fans or the locals”, most of these are posted by developers and are of little […]
WHY I am often asked what to invest in here in Panama but first I am always asked WHY should I invest in Panama. I first studied the benefits of subsidies and government programs available to investors and started learning more about the provinces in Panama after my first visit in 2006. I applied what I had learned […]
Many factors have lead to the recent and rapid development of Panama with the expansion of the Panama Canal, the real estate boom in the City, and the expansion of Panama as a healthy international banking center and luxury beachfront hotel development but the one commanding feature that has provided for all of this is the […]
While we all know that things have changed, housing in the US and other parts of the wprld will never return to pre-crisis levels with baby boomers aging and the next generation lacking the population numbers to support the credit and homeownership expansion that occurred in the decades leading up to the credit meltdown, Christopher […]