Panama News
$31 Million for Chiriqui Sports – Includes Major Fútbol / Soccer & Baseball Stadiums
Panama is investing in Chiriqui sports. Stadiums and Ballparks will be sprouting throughout Chiriqui Province as 28 projects bring playing fields and facilities throughout the region. Panama is a land of athletes and Chiriqui has consist...
Panama Experiencing Lower Consumer Prices
Despite a roaring economy and recent minimum wage increases, Panama's consumer prices are dropping according to the official estimates. Factors may include lower oil prices, responsible self-restraint in major governmental construction project...
New $1 Billion Solar Energy Project & Research Center Announced
Incredible. Another $Billion dollar project for Panama. Billion dollar investment. Economic Development. Clean Energy. Panama to become an Advanced Solar and Environment Research Center... What's not to like? The cost of solar energy de...
New Wind Farm in Panama Biggest in Central America – Clinton Attends Opening
Panama has taken a big step forward with this $570 million project. Panama's rapid growth is coupled with increased power demands. In a small country like Panama, one large wind farm can provide an impressive percentage of total energy need...
Starbucks Now Open in Panama – 20 Locations Coming
The first of twenty Starbucks locations in Panama has just opened. The first location is in Panama City. It is just a matter of time before you see the willing mermaid pop up throughout the country. Starbucks will open 19 more in the next f...
Thousands of Panamanians March to Fight Cancer
Panamanians are a charitable people. Their commitment to others and the huge numbers who volunteer to help are inspiring. This annual event to fight cancer brought thousands of people to the streets in Panama City and ten other locations...
Now Istanbul to Panama City – Turkish Airlines Announces New Direct flight to Panama
Starting this February 2016, Panama will receive another new direct flight from the far side of the world - this time from Turkey. Istabul is one of the world's largest cities and the largest in Europe. This comes with the very recent ad...
World’s Longest Flight Announced – Dubai to Panama
With their iconic sailboat shaped buildings, man-made island projects, rapid real estate development, extensive tourism, tallest skyscrapers* and regional financial services dominance, Panama and Dubai share many defining characteristics. O...
From San Francisco, Here They Come!!! Copa Announces Direct Flights to Panama
Another Big Copa announcement. After recent additions like Chicago, New Orleans and Denver, now Copa will fly direct from San Francisco to Panama City starting in September, 2015. Given San Francisco's sky high real estate prices, imagine t...
Mexico – Panama: Free Trade Agreement in Effect – Pacific Alliance A Step Closer
The Panama - Mexico free trade agreement is now in effect. The pro-trade, pro-business government of Panama continues to bank on free trade. Free trade agreements with the United States and Canada have been in effect since 2012 and 2013...