5.8% growth projection continues Panama’s trend of strong, sustainable, and well-diversified economic development under President Juan Carlos Varela. Panama forecasts Latin America’s highest economic growth rate for 2017 Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has announced that it projects the country’s economic growth for 2017 at 5.8%, the highest rate among all Latin American economies, […]
Simon recently visited Panama and reflects back to his earlier days in Panama. February 21, 2017 Panama City, Panama It seems like every time I come to Panama now the first word that springs to mind is “impressive”. I first traveled to Panama back in 2003… fourteen years ago. I remember landing at Tocumen […]
Well folks, we are about to pass the 1.5 Million mark for The Panama Perspective page views since we started counting 16 months ago. Our audience is global and our reach is far. With over 226 countries in our list of visitors, we count some countries that I have never heard of like […]
Come fly with me in these drone videos that I took last weekend. Click on the picture below to begin the journey. And now onto Los Quetzales Lodge Travel with us to a land of beauty that few people in Panama have ever been too. It is a place where it is sunny and bright […]
Panama Advisory International Group Is pleased to announce that we have been retained by the shareholders of this property on an exclusive basis This fully titled property consists of 509 hectares or approximately 1,250 acres in several large tracts.The property has numerous streams providing a constant supply of good water and there is canyon frontage […]
Villa 136 in Valle Escondido has 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, two terraces, a double carport and approximately 2800 square feet of area. Built in 2005, there is a 20 year tax exoneration in place. At $375,000, this villa represents the best value in Valle Escondido. The views are incredible and the eastern exposure provides […]
Eric Haun reports in this article that appeared in Marine Link.com about the risks of larger vessels that will use the newly enlarged Canal next year. As the Panama Canal prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary, insurers are warning of the increased risks that will arise from its plan to double the cargo-carrying capacity of […]
Increased purchasing power has triggered the consumption of coffee in the leading producers in the world, Colombia, Brazil and Vietnam, raising its international price. The three countries which together produce 60% of the grains consumed in the world, are increasing their local consumption of coffee, putting pressure on the export supply and raising grain prices […]
The United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean estimates that the region’s economy will expand 2.2% this year, a sharp reduction from a previous forecast of 2.7%. Growth in Panama is seen leading this year at 6.7%, followed by Bolivia at 5.5%, then Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Nicaragua at 5.0%. […]
The head of the Panama Canal Authority says officials might be forced to limit the draft of ships by the end of this year or early in 2015 if a drought continues and lowers the level of lakes that feed the waterway’s locks. Jorge Luis Quintano tells Panama’s Channel 2 television station that unusually light […]