New Visa program offers consumers and issuers solutions for the instant issuance of digital cards and best practices aimed at accelerating the Digital First banking revolution that is already taking place in the region. Visa Digital First facilitates the application of real-time cards, the creation of accounts and the delivery of instant payment credentials directly […]
With the approval in the Cabinet Council of the expansion of the Global Logistics Free Zone, located in the border area of Paso Canoas in the province of Chiriquí, new investments of more than US$26 million and jobs will be generated that will mostly be taken advantage of by local labor. Currently, the Global Logistic […]
Panama will increase infrastructure in the jungle area along its shared border with Colombia known as the Darien Gap — as well as ramp up deportations — to contain a record-breaking flow of migrants passing through there this year, Panama’s immigration chief said Friday. National Immigration Authority Director Samira Gozaine said President Laurentino Cortizo had authorized […]
With the aim of improving the housing conditions of people with lower economic incomes or in conditions of poverty and extreme poverty, the Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning (Miviot) is working on a proposal for a General Housing Law, to be presented to the National Assembly. The government entity devised this draft law in […]
Electric mobility continues to gain space in Panama, in this sense Distribuidora David opened a new Showroom for the JAC Motors brand, which includes 100% electric cars within its sales portfolio, with which they intend to contribute to the transformation of mobility in the country. The company unveiled the JAC e-JS1 models compact and agile […]
The Starbucks restaurant chain announced the certification of its first two Greener Stores in Panama, as the company accelerates the international expansion of its open source scheme focused on reducing global carbon emissions, water consumption and waste sent to landfills by 50% by 2030. The certified stores without those that are located in Terrazas de […]
The presidential candidate for the Movimiento Otro Camino party, Lombana was hospitalized this Wednesday, August 30, when he presented with pneumonia, his press team reported. According to a statement from the party, Lombana was transferred this emergency noon to a medical center after presenting health problems “After being examined and evaluated, the doctors have diagnosed him with pneumonia […]
The Panamanian passport is ranked number 7 in Latin America and 31 worldwide, as announced by the Henley Passport Index, which shows the ranking of the most powerful passports in the world. The way in which the consulting firm Henley & Partners develops this index is based on exclusive and official data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA), which maintains the largest […]
At a price never recorded in the history of the auctions of the special coffee of Panama, the lot of Carmen Estate of Paso Ancho, district of Tierras Altas (Chiriquí), managed to sell at 10 thousand 5 dollars per kilo ($10,005.00). This has caused astonishment among connoisseurs, it is a grain of the geisha variety in the washing process. […]
An estimated economic spill of US$902 million was generated for the country, from January to June 2023, as a result of the international tourism marketing and promotion strategy PROMTUR Panama, a figure that exceeds by 17% what is estimated in this same period, the entity announced. The figures for the first half of 2023 of […]