Well folks, it is just around the corner. Soon our green season will be over and the summer will be here in Panama. With it comes the endless holidays and festivals, beginning with the Panama Jazz Festival and International Film Festival. One of my favorites is coming in March and the scheduled artist line up […]
I have often published posts that suggest that North America pay attention to it’s relationship with the rest of the Americas. This article is juct another reason as to why. For the first time in decades, the emerging prize of global energy may be the Americas, where Western oil companies are refocusing their gaze in […]
While the project has been controversial since it’s inception, Changuinloa 1 will provide one of the largest single sources of power for Panama. As Panama grows, it requires more power and this is a clean, sustainable source. Here is more from CentraslAmericaData.com and a below link to the AES webpage on the project. PANAMA – […]
New forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) show Panama is expected be the Latin American growth leader over the next five years. This report from the Latin Business Chronicle covers the forecasts and more. If you don’t subscribe as yet, you should to keep up on Latin American affairs. Panama is expected to post […]
A friend of mine is selling his 60 foot Hatteras Yacht- Fish that is moored in Boca del Toro. While it is one of the famous Hatteras configurations, he has spent over $200,000 modifying the boat to be a pure live-aboard vessel. It is fully operational and is like having a floating apartment that […]
The minister of Economy and Finance, Frank De Lima, made an announcement during a conference of the National Economic Council (CENA) that Panama’s growth exceeded earlier estimates. This in from CentralAmericaData.com. During the second quarter of 2011, Panama’s economic growth was 11.4%, reaching 10.3% during the first six months of the year. Panama’s economic growth […]
Here is a series of articles that appear in CentralAmericaData.com. It is a problem we are facing in light of an explosive economy and unbridled growth in Panama. A lack of qualified personnel, an aging population and legal obstacles preventing the hiring of foreigners are impacting on the competitiveness of businesses. The problem, faced by […]
I know that your calendars are filling up with the upcoming events in 2012 including the Panama City Jazz Fest, the Boquete Jazz Fest, the Panama International Film Fest and every other festival we have annually, but now we can add the Iron Man 70.3 series event to our calendar which is coming in February. […]
This comes under the saying by Paul Getty: “Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil” (UPI. com) PANAMA CITY, Panama, Sept. 1 (UPI) — Expert surveys in Panama have established the Central American nation is sitting on an oil bonanza worth at least $15 billion. Panama is dependent on imported oil and rising […]
Here is a great BLOOMBERG report about a man who sold at the top and often buys at the bottom, Sam Zell, aka “The Grave Dancer”. You need to know that even while Panama hits her stride, Columbia is another place to watch right now. By Prashant Gopal, Brian Louis and Betty Liu – Aug […]