Panama wants to reduce fuel imports and boost ethanol production
Panama plans to boost a clean energy plan by reincorporating ethanol in its gasoline and ceasing the use of heavy...
September 30, 2021Topic
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Panama Canal expected to contribute in 2022 more than US$2.5 billion to public coffers
The Panama Canal expects to collect revenues of US$4,2 billion in the fiscal year 2022 and make a contribution of...
September 30, 2021
Bank of Mexico raises interest rate to 4.75% reflecting inflation fears
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Bank of Mexico (Banxico) on Thursday (30) raised the annual interest rate to 4.75%,...
September 30, 2021
Journalist of PM Noticias portal Manuel González is murdered in Mexico
The Mexican police have reported that journalist Manuel González Reyes, of the portal PM Noticias, has been shot dead in...
September 29, 2021
Brazil’s Odebrecht at risk of disqualification in Panama after alleged non-compliance with airport contract
The Brazilian multinational company Odebrecht, which has been splashed by multiple corruption scandals, lost a contract for the expansion of...
September 29, 2021
WTO creates panel to resolve trade dispute between Costa Rica and Panama
The World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed today to form an arbitration panel to resolve the dispute between Costa Rica and...
September 27, 2021
Global report on innovation points out Costa Rica’s systemic lag in infrastructure
The fact that a cab was swallowed by a hole in a highway in Alajuela is news. But the fact...
September 24, 2021
Unions and left-wing demand decent wages and an end to corruption in Panama
Unions and left-wing militants protested this Wednesday in front of the Parliament of Panama, in the capital, in repudiation of...
September 23, 2021
Panama’s financial stability attracts US investors
In recent days, two U.S. giants have announced significant acquisitions in the Republic of Panama at a crucial time for...
September 22, 2021