Find out in which country of the region it is easiest to obtain a construction permit, where the least taxes are paid, where a creditor is more likely to recover a debt, and where minority investors are most protected. The World Bank has presented its Doing Business 2018 report, which measures regulations that favor or […]
The new regulation for the transport technology platform establishes that the service can be provided exclusively in the provinces of Panama Oeste, Panamá, Colón and Coclé. From a statement issued by the Presidency of Panama: Drivers working with transportation technology platforms must be over 21 years of age and have a Type E1 license, issued […]
In the first nine months of the year, the value of construction permits, additions and repairs totaled $1.64 billion, 18% more than in the same period in 2016. The most recent figures from the Comptroller General’s Office show that the value of new construction, additions and repairs reported between January and September exceeded $1.6 billion, 28% […]
Daniel Grossman reports on the ongoing controversy of dam building in Panama. Scientists agree that global warming is heating up the planet. They also say that one solution to cutting carbon is to use energy more efficiently, and wherever possible to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy. But low-carbon energy can sometimes create its […]
Just hours after the Seattle Sounders booked their second straight trip to the Western Conference Championship, Sounders defender Román Torres was on a flight to his hometown of Panama City to meet with President of Panama, Juan Carlos Varela. President Varela presented Torres with the national flag and the keys to Panama City, the highest honor a […]
In the Capac Expo fair, 1,824 homes were sold, and the highest number of approved banking transactions corresponded to residences with prices between $40,000 and $60,000. From a report by the Panamanian Chamber of Construction: In the most representative trade fair event of the industry, held from September 13 to 17, a total of 1,824 […]
Oliver Smith writes for The Telegraph in the UK about Panama. It’s Independence Day in Panama. On November 3, 1903, the country seceded from the Republic of Colombia, which it joined more than 80 years before (having previously been part of the Spanish Empire). Here are a few facts about the Central American nation. […]
The 20,170 teu MOL Truth has been registered with Panama, a first for the Registry. “This is a historic moment, as we are registering the first ship of Panamanian flag of 20,000 containers of Japan, in the context of the 100 years of Panama Ship Registry and 40 years of friendship between the cities of […]
Commemorative coins and medals generally celebrate successful endeavors, but a silver medal that Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ Nov. 8 Baltimore auction offers was issued for a grand project that was, in hindsight, a failure. The 1880 medal commemorates the French efforts to build the Panama Canal, an effort plagued by a shortage of engineering input […]
Deep Blue Cable has announced that it would extend its planned Caribbean subsea network to Colombia and Panama, changing its original plan to only roll out a high-speed broadband service in underserved Caribbean countries. The move is an apparent bid to grab a slice of the region’s wholesale telecoms market dominated by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim’s America […]