Guyana engages IICA for outstanding Panama rice payments


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Guyana’s Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha says the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) has been invited to assist Guyana in retrieving the GUY$1.9 billion owed to rice millers by the Panamanian authorities. According to Mustapha, he is hopeful that the matter would be resolved soon. “Hopefully, shortly the Minister of Agriculture of Panama and […]

January 26, 2021

Panama- Open beaches say business leaders


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Panama’s Chamber of Commerce and  Industries (Cciap) has asked the government to reconsider the closure of trails, national parks, and beaches. The business union says that the indefinite closure on weekends is a restriction that contradicts the very essence of these areas, qualified by experts as suitable for healthy recreation and the welfare of people. […]

January 26, 2021

Panama Canal signs MoUs with Panama Ports Company and PSA Panama International Terminal to optimize supply routes for COVID-19 vaccine distribution


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The Panama Canal has signed memorandums of Understanding with Panama Ports Company (PPC) and PSA Panama International Terminal (PSA Panama) to help optimize supply routes for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine and supplies to Latin America. Panama’s logistics capabilities and strategic location at the crossroads of the Americas make it uniquely positioned to assist […]

January 26, 2021

Trade: Panama-Costa Rica Blockade Gains Support


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Given the blockade that has been in place since July 2020 to the entry of animal products from Costa Rica into the Panamanian market, the Panamanian guild of poultry farmers supports the actions taken by the Cortizo administration. At the beginning of the second semester of 2020 the commercial conflict between both countries began, since Panama informed […]

January 26, 2021

Liquidity Line for $2.7 Billion for Panama


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  The IMF approved a two-year agreement in favor of the Central American country under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line for an amount equivalent to $2.7 billion, which will serve as insurance against extreme external shocks derived from the Covid-19 pandemic. Access to the LPL in the first year will be in an amount equivalent […]

January 26, 2021

Panama begins Covid-19 vaccinations


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Nurse Violeta Gaona on Wednesday received in her left arm the first dose of the vaccine against Covid-19 in Panama, the country which accumulates the highest number of infections in Central America. Dressed in her work uniform, mask and face shield, Gaona, 59, received the prick with a stoic face and a glance at the […]

January 26, 2021