I decided to see what was happening in Panama City as it relates to the condominium market, as I am often asked to help out in finding or selling a place for some of my readers and clients. Lacking a MLS system, Panama remains in a gray zone of “no one really knows and no […]
Last Wednesday marked the debut of Trump Ocean Club® International Hotel & Tower® Panama, which is TRUMP HOTEL COLLECTION™‘s first international venture. It is now the largest and tallest building in Latin America. Donald J. Trump and his sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, joined the Panamanian team to officially open the hotel to guests and residents. […]
We will try to present you with articles from time to time that we feel are of merit written by some of the best attorneys and law firms in Panama. Here is an article that is a good follow up to the previous post on bearer shares. It discusses the Client-Attoney relationship and was sent to me by the people at Mossack […]
In this article by the Gerli Wren and Co. Law Office, we see that Panama is no longer living in the “Gray Zone”. While it means more transparency, Panama is still perhaps one of the only jurisdictions today that allows this powerful tool when it comes to confidentiality, further to this outstanding benefit, Panama offshore corporations, bearer […]
The growth here in Panama is evident when you visit the Chiriqui province and it’s capital David. Everywhere we see new retail, office, flex/warehouse and residential development. The hospitals are expanding and the physician networks continue to improve. The middle class is continuing to press upward, demanding better and more expensive homes. The lower middle […]
Alfonso Prat-Gay William Rhodes Two minds who think alike! An article that appeared in the Dialogue caught my eye, this one by Alfonso Prat-Gay who was governor of Argentina’s central bank 2002-04. He discusses how kicking the can down the road ends up causing more trouble than dealing with issues head on. This […]
I was reading an article written by Peter Hakim In the Inter-American Dialogue about how in just one generation Latin America has arisen from numerous crisis, dictatorships, military regimes and floundering economies to becoming one of the strongest growth markets in emerging nations around the world. He addresses the issue about the potential impact of Latin […]
It looks like Obama and house Republicans have struck a deal to reinstate benefits for workers who lose jobs to foreign competition which was the major obstacle to passing the pending agreements with South Korea, Columbia and Panama. Obama needs to see this through as he continues efforts to double US exports by 2014. The […]
I recently returned from a fishing trip with a client who is investing in the Chiriqui Coast and we had a fantastic time at my friends place called the Paradise Fishing Lodge. The owner, Chad Marquis sent me this You Tube vid he posted that was done by a professional aerial photography group. I am definitely headed […]
As an acitve You Tube enthusiast, I keep up with posts on Panama. A “not so good news for Panama” film is being presented at the upcoming LA film fest. I have seen some of the travesties covered in this documentary first hand. It seems Bocas Del Toro is ground zero for the discontent amongst the natives as a number […]