The Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP) was present in the International Tourism Fair Vakantiebeurs in the Netherlands and in Madrid’s big tourism fair, Fitur 2010. In The Netherlands, more than 1,000 people were attracted to Panama’s stand. KLM&rsqu...
Panama's economy grew 2.4% despite global economic turmoil Panama's government announced this month that Panama's GDP grew 2.4% in 2009. This growth came despite one of the worst global economic turmoil since the Great Depression of the thirties. Panama's economy was very strong before it happened bankruptcy of Lehman...
Panama Tourism Authority closes important deal with Globalia Air Europa will provide four non-stop flights between Madrid and Panama City before the end of the year and massive promotion of Panama will begin in Europe. The Panama Tourism Authority (ATP) has signed an agreement with Air Europa that stipulates that before...
First Metro Route Established: From Albrook to Los Andes The route for the new metro that will serve Panama City was revealed recently by the Metro Secretary, Robert Roy. The route proposed for "Line 1" is 14 kilometers long and has 16 stations. It will run from the National Bus Terminal in Albrook to the ...
A Plan to Unlock Prosperity Ten years ago this month Panama took possession of the canal that bears its name. It has high hopes for a $5.25 billion expansion of the waterwayCAPTAIN HARIDAS PILLAY looks down anxiously from the bridge. He brings his ship through here every month, but it is...
Panama Survived the Crisis The economy and the global financial system were pushed to the brink a year ago. The world entered in what has been called as "the worst crisis of the past 70 years". The major industrial economies contracted, production and international trade fell ...
Venezuelan Entrepreneurs will be able to Develop their Business in Panama Despite the current global financial crisis and the fear generated by the entrepreneurs, investing in new businesses is seen as a hopeful atmosphere in Panama, a country that has shown in the last three years an economic growth between 8 and 11% and, for 2009,...
World Bank Renews its Support to Panama Panama can rely on the World Bank to deal with the effects of the global financial crisis and to implement its immediate and long-term development programs, announced the multilateral institution after a high-level meeting in this Central American country. Wor...
Panama's economy grew 2.59 percent in February Panama's economy slowed in February to grow at a 2.59 percent rate from the same month a year earlier as the global economic crisis bit, but by no means has stopped. The number of tourists entering the country has grown 3.3% in 2009 compared to the first three...
Tourism Authority selects the ten wonders of Panama The Panama Tourism Authority announced the winners of its contest “The ten wonders of Panama”, which aimed to select the best tourist site in each one the nine provinces. The voting was done using the interactive web site of the Tourism Authority w...
