Yelitza Morles was in Florida with her 13-year-old daughter when she heard on Saturday that her flight home to Venezuela had been canceled due to her country’s ban on international flights to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. She made it as far as Panama City aboard a Copa Airlines flight, where the pair and […]

Panama’s Copa Airlines on Friday said it will suspend all operations from March 22 until April 31, a measure the carrier had already warned was possible due to the coronavirus outbreak. On Thursday, Panama’s government suspended all international travel to the country. Copa operates virtually all of its flights through Panama City’s airport. Source: Reuters […]

As of March 17, 2020, Panama had more cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) than any other country in Central America, with eighty-six confirmed cases. Panama has implemented nationwide policies to combat the spread of the virus and signed a regional agreement to address the pandemic with members of the Central American Integration System (Sistema de la […]

As the world’s economy trembles from the weight of the coronavirus pandemic, Panama’s pineapple producers are seeing an increase  in sales as consumers seek  multivitamin foods rich in antioxidants, to gain  what they believe is a defense against diseases such as the coronavirus Panama produces and exports the MD2 Golden pineapple, a fruit that is […]

By the second quarter of 2020, 9% of companies in the country expect to increase their payrolls, which is less than the 10% recorded in the same period in 2018. Panamanian employers report moderate hiring plans for the second quarter of 2020, with 9% of employers expecting an increase in their workforce, 10% anticipating a […]

Panamanian businessmen consider unviable the bill that intends to force insurance companies to cover medical expenses related to the coronavirus. The bill, which was presented by Representative Zulay Rodriguez, seeks to ensure that insurance company clients are attended to in case they are infected with covid-19, however, policies do not usually provide coverage when the […]

Panamanian authorities announced that as of September 2020, it will begin to exchange financial information automatically with the South American country. Negotiations between the two countries began in 2019 and at the technical meetings they agreed on the mechanisms that will be used to automatically double-track the information. You may be interested in “France’s Grey […]

The Panamanian Sports Institute tenders the study, design, plan approval, partial demolition, remodeling and construction of the Teófilo Panama Al Brown Arena. Panama Government Purchase 2020-1-35-0-03-LV-007894: “The project includes the study, design, approval of plans and construction of the new Teofilo ‘Panama’ Al Brown Multifunctional Arena, which will consist of a concrete structure with a […]

From January to September 2019, companies in the region bought vaccines for human use abroad for $154 million, 56% more than what was reported for the same period in 2018, a rise that is mainly explained by the behavior of imports in Panama. Panamanian Companies, Main Buyers From January to September 2019, the main importer […]

President Laurentino Cortizo has declared a national emergency for COVID-19 in Panama, and informed on a national TV network the use of telework and called on the population to stay calm.   In his Thursday speech, he referred to a series of measures to avoid speculation, hoarding and the rise in the price of basic […]