Latest News: Business Panama

According to an insider’s report from the national directorate for Tourism Investment, Panama’s Tourism Institute (IPAT), has pre-approved 27 hotel projects totalling over 472.3 M USD in investment during the first half of 2008[more]

I could stay and do what I was supposed to do and pretend that nothing else existed or I could pack up and make a conscious effort to experience the world...[more]

Cabo Drilling (Panama) Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary, of Cabo Drilling Corp.'s has entered into a lease agreement with London & Regional (Panama) S.A.[more]

The frontiersmen have arrived in Pedasi in the form of the blue collar Canadians, retired Floridian contractors, eccentric Venezuelan artists, and riley US, Israeli, and European entrepreneurs. The expatriate community has really started to take shape in the one horse town...[more]

An integrated Central American stock exchange, intended to increase trading volume and lure foreign investors and companies, may start in the first half of next year, the chairman of Panama's stock exchange said last week...[more]

Panama City is bursting with new construction and the prices are as big as the buildings. There are still areas in Panama where one can purchase land or a home with a reasonable amount of money, and a higher quality of life...[more]

Trump Entertainment Resorts is planning to open a new casino, but not in Atlantic City...[more]

Development of projects to generate eolian energy is among the actions that Panama is promoting to foster using alternative alternative sources, in an environment marked by high oil prices...[more]

Bocas, Bocas, Bocas…what is there to say about this spectacular chain of islands off the northern Caribbean coast of Panama? I suppose one could start with all the typical island attributes: deserted white sand beaches, crystal-clear turquoise water... [more]

As part of an official visit to promote business and investment opportunities in Panama, President Martín Torrijos will travel to Washington, D.C. on a two-day official visit and will meet with U.S. President George W. Bush on September 17th...[more]