{"id":5504,"date":"2012-07-31T10:23:52","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T15:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=5504"},"modified":"2012-07-31T10:23:52","modified_gmt":"2012-07-31T15:23:52","slug":"walmart-in-panama-as-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/walmart-in-panama-as-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Walmart in Panama as well?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Walmart_Costa_Rica.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5505\" title=\"Walmart_Costa_Rica\" src=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Walmart_Costa_Rica-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Walmart_Costa_Rica-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Walmart_Costa_Rica-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Walmart_Costa_Rica.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Move over PriceSmart Walmart may be coming to Panama.<\/p>\n<p>The Free Trade\u00a0 Agreement signed between the U.S. and Panama  provides that &#8220;any retail business may participate in the local market.&#8221;\u00a0 The new provisions of the Agreement take affect in October and may lead the way for Walmart to enter Panama.\u00a0 That is if they can get over the scandals in Mexico.\u00a0 No one would expect them to bribe anyone here any way right?<\/p>\n<p>An article  in Laestrella.com.pa reports that the Deputy Minister of International  Trade Negotiations, Diana Salazar, said: &#8220;There is a letter attached to  the Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) that discusses retail trade, where companies complying with the requirements may operate in the country. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rumors that Wal-Mart is interested in entering the Panamanian  market emerged in 2009. If realized, the U.S. will compete directly  with the chains El Rey, El Machetazo, Xtra, S\u00faper 99 y Price Smart,  which currently dominate this market segment.<\/p>\n<p>In Central America, the chain has a presence in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. &#8220;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Move over PriceSmart Walmart may be coming to Panama. 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