Panama Resumes Imports of Brazilian Meat Products


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The government has lifted the disqualification of sanitary records on processed meat products from Brazil, which had been in force since March 23 of this year. From a statement issued by the Panamanian Food Safety Authority: The Panamanian Food Safety Authority (AUPSA) has  lifted the disqualification of sanitary records of processed meat products from Brazil for not being related to the […]

May 16, 2017

Natural Gas from Panama for Central America


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AES and Engie have agreed to create a joint venture to market and sell liquefied natural gas to third parties in Central America. The new company will use infrastructure of the Costa Norte LNG Terminal, which is currently under construction in Colón, Panama, owned 50/50 by AES and Inversiones Bahia. The total capacity of Costa Norte LNG Terminal […]

May 16, 2017

Panama Seeks Adventurers, Not Tourists In New Campaign From VML


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The Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP) and its new agency VML are introducing a new advertising campaign with a unique selling proposition for a country trying to attract visitors: the country isn’t set up well for tourists. The Central American country has few all-inclusive luxury resorts. The region doesn’t offer all-you-can-eat buffets. And Panama isn’t […]

May 16, 2017

Panama to Ban Use of Plastic Bags


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The Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs at the National Assembly approved in a first debate Bill 492, which promotes the use and giving out of reusable bags in commercial establishments in the country. See also : “Purchases and Sales of Plastic in Central America“ The president of the Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs, […]

May 8, 2017

Taxis in the face of UBER: “Times change, we do too”


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In other countries taxi drivers are trying to resist the progress that the collaborative economy represents for users, relying on alleged “acquired rights” with the complicity of inefficient governments. In Guatemala, taxi companies have united and launched mobile applications that make life easier for their users. An article on Prensalibre.com reports that “….Under the motto “Times change, we do […]

May 8, 2017

Cryptocurrency Users in Panama Can Now Trade Dash via Coinapult


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Avi Mizrahi at Finance Magnates writes of the new crypto currency being traded in Panama Crypto Capital, holders of an international money transmitter license, provide a bridge for regulated Dash to fiat conversion. Dash, the privacy-focused cryptocurrency, is now live on Panamanian broker and cryptocurrency wallet Coinapult, allowing users to trade it against twenty national currencies. Furthermore, Coinapult’s […]

May 8, 2017