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Nobody Wants to Build the Port in Corozal
None of the pre-qualified companies submitted bids in the tender for the concession of the design, construction and operation of a container port in West Corozal, Panama. From the Panama Canal...
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Five myths about prices that destroy businesses
Believing that you can only sell more by having the lowest price or offering the best discounts is one of the myths about pricing that can cause companies to fail. Some practices used in setting...
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Panama: Tax Exemptions for Forestry
The bill presented by the government includes exemption from income tax and property taxes and for transfers of companies engaged in reforestation activities. From a statement issued by from the...
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What would it take to permit the Panama Canal in 2017?
MURRAY WALSH writes in Must Read Alaska about what it might take today to permit the Panama Canal. was with 49 Alaska Republicans transiting the Panama Canal in February aboard the 780-foot M/S...
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Residential Project for $12 million in Panama
Nice project, one day I will do this. An Environmental Impact Study has been presented to build, in the district of Panama, a horizontal residential complex with 363 housing units in an area of 11...
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ABS Issues Approval in Principle for LNG-Fueled Bulker Design
International classification society ABS has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) for the Seatransporter-DF, a dual-fuel design concept vessel developed by Algoship Designers Ltd. of Nassau, Bahamas....
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Complex Outlook for Panamanian Industry
In 2016 the GDP of the industrial sector shrank by almost 3%, affected by a 12% drop in sugar production and 11% in beverage production. In the last two years, the contribution of the industrial...
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Panama Revisited: Wow!
Barney Brantingham of Independent News revists Panama after decades to find huge changes to the City. When I first laid eyes on Panama City many decades ago, it was basically a sleepy, low-profile...
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A New Industrial Law for Panama
A new bill, agreed between the government and the private sector, expands tax incentives granted to companies in the sector through the Certificate of Industrial Promotion. The text was drafted after...
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Cuban Tobacco, Rum among Attractions at Trade Fair in Panama
Prensa Latina reports on the upcoming International Trade Fair Expocomer 2017. Cuban Tobacco, Rum among Attractions at Trade Fair in Panama <p><img...
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Boquete Country Club Condo For Sale
Click on the above picture for a aerial tour of Boquete Club Boquete Country Club is a truly inspirational master planned gated community located just five minutes from the town of Boquete. The design...
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Paradise in Boquete
We have been taking people around Boquete looking at places to live, invest in land and business opportunities and every-time I go out, I see another place that reminds me of the first trip that I took...
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Paradise on the Chiriqui Coast
Here is part 2 of our series of road trips here in Panama on the Chiriqui coast in the province where we live. We are extremely fortunate to have found this place when we first came here twelve...
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Meet the Candidates: Panama
Ending corruption is top on voters’ minds in Panama, but they’re split over who offers the most credible promise of change. Election Date: May 5 Format: One round, popular vote. Laurentino “Nito”...
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Coffee in the Clouds
Click on the pictures for videos below of our coffee tour It was late Sunday night when I saw an email come in from my friend Rich who had just returned from Europe after 4 weeks of eating his way...
View ArticlePanama approves near shoring law
Panama’s new law on near shoring was signed in December by President Laurentino Cortizo. The law, which still needs rules and regulations, regulates coastal and near shoring activity in Panamanian...
View ArticleThese Ants in Panama Are Masters of Damage Control
An incident with a slingshot led scientists to a greater understanding of the relationship between the insects and their host trees. WHILE MANY PEOPLE IN PANAMA were at home, passing time during the...
View ArticlePanama Canal sees lower demand of LNG vessel transit amid crisis in Europe
Warmer temperatures this winter in Asia and higher gas demand in Europe are cutting demand for transit of vessels carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) through the Panama Canal, the waterway’s authority...
View ArticleFitch Revises Rating Outlooks of Panamanian Infrastructure Issuers After...
The rating actions follow the affirmation of Panama’s IDR at ‘BBB-‘ and the revision of its Rating Outlook to Stable from Negative. The revision of Panama’s Outlook to Stable reflects the ongoing...
View ArticleEurowings Discover confirms its operation in Panama
Lufthansa Group’s new long-haul leisure airline, Eurowings Discover will start operations between Frankfurt (FRA) and Panama – Tocumen (PTY) as of March 27 with three weekly flights on Tuesdays,...
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