The Business of Shares Custody


News from Panama

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 […]

October 23, 2012

Ecotourism in Darien


News from Panama

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 […]

October 23, 2012

Panama: Potential of State Land


News from Panama

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 […]

October 23, 2012

Giving, try it you will like it!


News from Panama

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 […]

October 19, 2012

Welcome to Panama!!


News from Panama

” 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 […]

October 18, 2012

Panama’s Next Economic Drivers


News from Panama

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 […]

October 17, 2012

Panama to end 2012 with Double-Digit Growth


News from Panama

As in the past, fueled by transportation, storage and communications, construction, trade and tourism, the country is projected to reach economic growth of 11%. In a statement from the Presidency of Panama our nation will grow by double digits at the end of 2012 and continues to reduce its poverty and unemployment rate. • The […]

October 4, 2012

Balboa Avenue Real Estate Prices Won´t Fall


News from Panama

My friend Kent Davis at Panama Equity wrote a great piece on real estate in Panama City and he has the best researched data on current market pricing. Prices at Panama City’s Balboa Avenue have remained stable during 2012, and there are no signs of a real estate bubble.  A further drop in Panama real […]

October 3, 2012