Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup and Happy New Year! Only a few days into 2014 and already there are large headlines being brewed in Panama, with social changes, tax alterations, potential strikes, and a fast approaching election. Whatever else happens in...
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! We’re almost in 2014 and it’s been a fantastic Christmas period for Panama, with the Republic bracing itself for the 100th year of the Panama Canal’s existence. With the new year in mind, we look to what happened last week...
The term “tax haven” commonly refers to countries whose laws allow for anonymous ownership of legal entities like corporations, private foundations and trusts, as well as limited taxation on specific types of corporations. Tax haven also refers to countries with bank...
Welcome to another edition of the Panama Weekly News Roundup. It’s almost Christmas here in Panama (and everywhere else) and, alongside the festivities of the season, the republic will be celebrating 101 years of the Panama Canal’s existence. This week we cover: why...
Panama is rightfully the economic rising start of Latin America, and 2014 is expected to continue the trend. With economic growth in 2013 estimated at 9%, 2014 should see a very similar growth rate, with a potential of an increased rate. While the global economy is...
