Know Panama
You can download full reports for each country at: http://www.eclac.org/cgi-bin/getProd.asp?xml=/prensa/noticias/comunicados/5/32025/P32025.xml&xsl=/prensa/tpl/p6f.xsl&base=/tpl/top-bottom.xsl For Panama, here is the summary: In 2007, Panamanian economy grew 9.5%. This is Panama´s 4th year of sustained growth where the GNP per person has incremented 7.7%. For 2008…
Read moreIs Panama on its way to become the new Hong Kong of Latin America? a wild thought, and quite unthinkable ten years ago… but not all that crazy these days. Think about it: all the companies that are moving their…
Read moreLast night I was sitting in a beautifully restored 300 year old church listening to sacred and Christmas music in a concert given by Musica Viva, a very well known Panamanian choir. It took me 6 minutes to walk from…
Read moreOne of the things I enjoy the most of living here is the fact that “going out” is as easy as walking to my favorite restaurant or bar. Somehow I realized there is no guide with all the contacts of…
Read moreIf I stop to think about it seriously, I would probably come back again and again to the same feature: diversity. This simple word, more than any complicated concept defines Panama. Diversity plus being a happy – non violent country…
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