Housing Market in Panama: What to Expect in 2017


News from Panama

This year the union of housing developers plans to build 10,958 houses and apartments and generate sales of $979 million, 23% more than in 2016. Figures from the National Council of Housing Promoters (Convivienda) indicate that in 2016, 8,864 houses were built and sales of $793 million were made, an increase of almost 8% compared to 2015. […]

March 28, 2017

Copa Airlines Increases Service Between Chicago and Panama City


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Copa Airlines has announced it will add more flights between Chicago and Panama City.  Beginning June 1, Copa will operate an additional daily nonstop flight from O’Hare International Airport to Copa’s Hub of the Americas at Tocumen International Airport in Panama, Republic of Panama. The airline currently offers daily nonstop service between Chicago and Panama on […]

March 28, 2017

Palm Beach and Panama Continue Alliance


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The Port of Palm Beach and the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) have extended the term of their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by five additional years. Fostering growth and capitalizing on the Panama Canal’s expansion, the alliance between the parties was initially created in order to promote joint marketing initiatives, boost the exchange of information and […]

March 28, 2017

Las Clementinas


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The Telegraph features one of my favorite hotels in Casco. The expert rating is 8 / 10 with the quote “A beautiful nine-room boutique hotel in Panama’s old city, with spacious apartment-style rooms featuring balconies overlooking the historic former Canal Zone. The site also boasts a lovely restaurant and bar, operated by a separate firm.” […]

March 28, 2017

Cuban Tobacco, Rum among Attractions at Trade Fair in Panama


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Prensa Latina reports on the upcoming International Trade Fair Expocomer 2017. Cuban Tobacco, Rum among Attractions at Trade Fair in Panama <p><img src=”http://piwik.prensa-latina.cu/piwik.php?idsite=3″ style=”border:0″ alt=”” /></p> The presentation of the new purito Cohíba Short and the tasting of the best Cuban rums stands out today among Cuba”s main attractions at the upcoming International Trade Fair […]

March 21, 2017

A New Industrial Law for Panama


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A new bill, agreed between the government and the private sector, expands tax incentives granted to companies in the sector through the Certificate of Industrial Promotion. The text was drafted after the government and the private sector reached consensus on how to define tax incentives to which companies in the sector are entitled to. The project […]

March 21, 2017