Within the framework of EXPOCOMER 2019, the second National Business Round table is scheduled for March 28, in which companies from more than 20 countries are expected to participate. From the CCIAP press release: The Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama (CCIAP), in strategic alliance with the Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MICI) […]
Boquete Jazz & Blues Festival 21 ~ 24 February 2019 I hope you have your tickets before they sell out. Very reasonable pricing for 3 days of concerts Then there are the Jam Sessions at the nightclubs and bars all week long. Click on the picture to see some of the artists.
It’s official: World Youth Day (WYD), the massive youth gathering launched by St. Pope John Paul II, is once again underway. Thousands of pilgrims have taken over not just Panama but many places around it, including the neighboring countries of Costa Rica and El Salvador, participating in missionary activities in preparation for the big event. […]
The Flower Festival is in full swing this year and the weather is incredible. Click on the picture above and enjoy this wonderful video presentation by my friend John Hampton.
South American countries are developing a new diplomatic group to replace the Unasur regional bloc that is heavily influenced by increasingly isolated Venezuela, Colombian President Ivan Duque said on Monday. The Union of South American Nations, or Unasur, was created 10 years ago by late Venezuelan socialist leader Hugo Chavez to counteract the influence of […]
Modifications made to the law regulating the SEM regime in the country, would have been the reason for reporting during last year the establishment of only seven new companies of this type. Among the reforms to the special regime for the establishment and operation of Sedes de Empresas Multinacionales (SEM) made in 2018, it is […]
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (FM.TO 1.18%) is poised to fire up a giant copper project in Panama, thousands of miles from its beleaguered mines in Zambia. For bondholders, that’s a welcome distance. The Canadian copper company is ramping up production at the Cobre Panama plant this year, even as a mining tax hike forces it to […]
The measure initially defined as transitory, became permanent in Panama, since the beginning of the Varela administration has been extended nine times, leaving negative balances in some sectors. Juan Carlos Varela will close his administration with a new extension of the controversial measure that regulates the prices of 22 products of the basic basket, affecting […]
The Post-Dispatch editorial “Trump fails Diplomacy 101” (Jan. 7) was spot-on in warning readers about the Chinese takeover of the Panama Canal. The only problem: This information is 20 years old. Also, the editorial board may have a spell-check program error that inserts “President Donald Trump” when it obviously means “President Bill Clinton.” Phyllis Schlafly, […]
Cayman Islands-based catastrophe facility CCRIF SPC has increased its membership with the addition of Panama, which purchased parametric insurance cover for excess rainfall. CCRIF’s membership now stands at 21 countries – 19 Caribbean governments and two Central American governments. CCRIF added four new members to the facility this policy year, which began on June 1, […]