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Panama City extended nightlife hours under Decree No. 5 to boost tourism. But visitors grew 19.2% while tourism spending grew 15.3%, meaning spend per visitor is falling. What longer hours can and cannot do.
Tocumen Airport is investing $306.75 million in two projects: a $208.75M Terminal 2 Muelle Sur expansion and a $98M airfield overhaul. Bids close September 28, 2026.
Panama’s Cabinet approved Proyecto de Ley 31-26, offering up to 15 years of income and property tax exemption for tourism lodging in the Caribbean. Residential and purely real estate projects are excluded. Cruise passenger traffic is up 21.6%.
Panama publishes a mortgage reference rate every quarter, and it can reset the payment on a loan signed years ago. How the rate is calculated, who qualifies for the subsidy, and what changed under Ley 468 and Ley 546.
Panama’s Cabinet approved the Canal’s fiscal 2027 budget: $3,607.8 million to the National Treasury, up $414 million. The tonnage duty rises to $1.75 per ton, but tolls and tariffs stay the same.
Panama declared a national state of emergency on August 26 under Cabinet Resolution No. 102-26, responding to El Niño-driven flooding and drought. Here’s what the declaration actually does, who’s already been affected, and how it connects directly to the Panama Canal’s tightening draft limits.
Hacienda La Esmeralda’s 2026 auction in Boquete averaged a record $5,745 per kilo of Geisha, with a top lot at $10,253. A look at the numbers and the buyers.
Panama’s National Assembly approved Bill 226 on August 27, 2026, expanding retiree and pensioner discounts. Who qualifies, the schedule, and the $10,000 fines.
Panama launched its country brand, “Panama, Anfitrion del Mundo,” on August 26, 2026. The five pillars, the reported cost, and the plan to make it law.
Panama’s property tax runs on two official DGI rate tables, one for primary residences and one for investment properties. Here’s exactly what you’d owe at $150,000, $300,000, $500,000, $750,000, and $1,000,000, plus the registration step and early-payment discount that actually determine your bill.
Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance reports that 83,949 people left multidimensional poverty between 2022 and 2025, dropping the national rate from 14.7% to 12.4%. Here’s the quiet, official-source story behind the numbers, including a rural electrification push that reached 3,407 homes.
New PROMTUR data built on a nearly tripled hotel sample shows Bocas del Toro leading Panama in hotel occupancy at 70.4%, ahead of Panama City’s 67%. Here’s why the region is outperforming the capital, what it means for rental property buyers, and a real Red Frog Beach Resort listing that fits the trend.
