$10 Million Investment in a Multipurpose Tower


News from Panama

A ten-story tower will be built on a 1,742-square-meter lot in the town of San Francisco, Panama Province, to house apartments, offices and commercial space. According to the interactive platform “Construction in Central America” of the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, Silver and Gold Development, INC, submitted to the Ministry of Environment the Environmental Impact […]

March 17, 2020

Collaborative Economy: New Competitor in Panama


News from Panama

In a few days the company DiDi will start operating in the country, an application dedicated to the transport of people and which is already recruiting driving partners. This is the second market in Central America where the application will compete, since in November 2019 began offering its services in Costa Rica, specifically in San Jose, […]

March 17, 2020

Panama: Work, Form Your Business Or Retire In Panama?


News from Panama

This from CLD Legal: There are different options for those who are seeking to become Panamanian residents or those who are evaluating Panama as a possible permanent residence. On this occasion, we will focus on three different groups and will leave others for future articles. Let’s say you’re considering Panama because a) you want to […]

March 17, 2020

COVID-19 in Panama


News from Panama

Well, Panama is not immune to the virus that has spread around the world.  The good news is that the government has been proactive in dealing with it.  Effective at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, March 22, Panama will suspend all commercial flights into and out of Panama.   So if you have travel plans to visit […]

March 17, 2020

Rice: Imports Authorized in Panama


News from Panama

In order to meet local demand between May and August, the government authorized the import of 2.3 million quintals of paddy rice. This decision was taken at an expanded meeting of the Committee on the Agrifood Chain of Rice, where its members agreed to recommend to the Executive the import of rice mentioned above, whose […]

March 10, 2020

Macroeconomic Prospects to 2026: Puerto Rico, Panama, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and Guatemala


News from Panama

Panama and the Dominican Republic are the bright spots in the region, with expected GDP growth levels of nearly 5%. The “Macroeconomic Prospects of Select Latin American and Caribbean Countries, Forecast to 2026” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This research delves into the macroeconomic outlook for Latin American and Caribbean countries with respect […]

March 10, 2020