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Vai alla Scheda Paese »If I fall, pick up the flag, kiss it, and keep on going.
— Omar Torrijos Herrera
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Muñecos de Año Viejo: tradición que evoluciona en su confección
Nacional Contenido Premium: 1Cuando llega la época decembrina, además de colocar luces, arbolitos y nacimientos navideños, ...
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Panama: Enel Green Power inaugura due impianti solari
L’Ambasciata d’Italia a Panama ha partecipato all’inaugurazione di due impianti solari, nelle comunità di Jagüito (provincia di Coclé) e di Esperanza (provincia di Chiriquí) realizzati da Enel Green Power (Egp), impegnata a sviluppare fonti energetiche rinnovabili in tutta l’America Centrale, attraverso investimenti nella generazione fotovoltaica. Entrambi i progetti comportano un investimento ...
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¿Hay futuro para los scooters en Panamá?
Nacional Contenido Premium: 1“Eso es un juguete y se usa en la casa”, le gritó un ...
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Argentine court investigating account of former Chavista official for alleged bribes by Argentine businessman
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Levy case, which is investigating corruption in connection with million-dollar aire sales of an Argentine entrepreneur to Venezuela, could be just bait. The Argentine court is investigating the transfer of funds of a Chavista official from Panama to bank accounts in Uruguay with connections ...
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Panama passes a tax transparency law to get off the grey lists
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Panama's president, Laurentino Cortizo, sanctioned a law on international tax transparency and prevention of money laundering, which includes "elements" to prevent the country from being included in discriminatory lists, informed the Government. The law seeks to "adjust the legal norms to the international standards that ...
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Latin America and EU join forces against organized crime finances
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - More than 150 representatives of institutions from Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union (EU) will meet from Monday to Friday in Panama to "strengthen" the fight against the finances of organized crime, which have worsened as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
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Promtur insta un plan de Incentivo
El Plan de Incentivos que ejecuta PROMTUR Panamá, ha permitido captar hasta ahora 15 eventos internacionales; siendo la Conferencia de la Asociación de Cruceros de Florida y el Caribe (FCCA) el que inauguró oficialmente el Panama Convention Center (PCC), uno de los más relevantes de este año, ya que permitió ...
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Sigue la lucha por fortalecer los programas de resocialización
Nacional Contenido Premium: 1Estar recluido en un centro penitenciario no es, ni de cerca, una experiencia ...
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Panama close be the first country in Central America to allow the use of medical cannabis
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The cultivation, import, and export of cannabis is a reality in Panama through a new regulation. Panamanian authorities created a new regulatory law that allows the medicinal use of cannabis in their country for selected individuals. Read also: Check out our coverage on Panama Laurentino ...
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Panama government raises 2022 budget after parliamentary objection
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Panama's Executive reformulated the 2022 general state budget and raised it by 0.66%, to leave it at US$25.2947 billion, after the bill was returned by Parliament to increase the amount of operating and investment spending. The original draft of the budget was presented for an ...
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Residence in Panama? Know these three options for this year
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the current relaxations, the Panamanian government is looking for options to "sell" its country to those seeking investments or working remotely. Sports academies could also settle in that nation due to immigration, permanent or short-term residency facilities. For example, a law has already been ...
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Panama and Colombia need to review their migration pact
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Exactly two months ago, the foreign ministers of Colombia and Panama met to address the migration crisis on the border shared by both countries. This meeting resulted in a pact whose conditions are now highly questioned not only by Panamanian and Colombian authorities but have ...
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Transit of ships through the Panama Canal and toll revenues are recovering
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The transit of ships through the Panama Canal and toll revenues are recovering, after the decline that occurred in 2020, as a result of the blockade to trade caused in many countries to prevent the contagion of covid-19, according to preliminary figures of the Comptroller ...
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Panama fears “irreparable damage” from Pandora Papers
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The government of Panama fears that the Pandora Papers revelations will again affect its reputation, already seriously damaged by the so-called "Panama Papers," according to a government letter released by local media on Saturday. "The damage could be insurmountable," warns the Panamanian executive in the ...
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Panama warns that more than 65,000 migrants may be on their way to the U.S.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Panama’s Foreign Minister, Erika Mouynes, warned on Tuesday about a possible increase in irregular migration to the United States. She estimated that more than 65,000 people might be heading after having crossed her country. In an interview with Efe at the end of a visit ...
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Cargo carriers begin indefinite strike in Panama
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Panama's cargo carriers began an indefinite national strike on Thursday to denounce that large shipping companies are allegedly trying to monopolize the business of transporting nationalized merchandise within the country. The carriers, who blocked with their trucks the entrance of ports in Panama City (Pacific) ...
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Panama’s economy grew 10% in the first half of 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) on Friday reported that between January and June the GDP "reached an accumulated growth of 10.0%," with a significant expansion of the indicator in the second quarter (40.4%) in contrast to the first quarter result (-8.5%). In ...
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Massive protest against Panama’s Parliament for electoral reform
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Thousands of people demonstrated this Tuesday (14) peacefully in front of the Parliament of Panama to reject the changes applied by the deputies to a project of reform to the electoral law agreed upon for months by a national commission. Some 5,000 people, according to ...
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ATP traspasa instalaciones del Panama Convention Center a SMG Latin American para su promoción y mercadeo
Panama Convention Center ofrece una ubicación privilegiada y un valor inigualable para su próximo evento con más de 33,500 m2_de sofisticado espacio para reuniones y convenciones de última generación permitiendo atraer importantes eventos nacionales e internacionales, que ayudará a reactivar la economía del país afectada por la pandemia mundial.
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Panama champions female empowerment as it seeks to transform its image
Foreign minister highlights progressive stance as country looks beyond its reputation as an offshore financial centre
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Cannabis, el viaje secreto de cinco funcionarios a Estados Unidos
Una empresa de origen canadiense —Canna Med Panama, S.A.— no sólo estuvo atenta a los debates en la Asamblea para aprobar el proyecto de ley 153, que busca regular el uso del cannabis medicinal, sino que patrocinó un viaje a cinco funcionarios.