Real Estate
For those who thought it would never happen, or that it would take ages… it is real and going forward at full speed. The cinta costera project is a huge park along the coast that involves new lanes to deal…
Read moreYou 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 moreWhat does this mean for Panama? a huge change culturally and economically. Panama has the amazing good fortune of having oceans to both sides of the country. However, when the main capital of the country grew in population and houses,…
Read moreI often comment on my clients that Casco Antiguo is like Woody Allen: either you hate it or you love it, there is no “in between”. It is definatly not for everyone. For the right person, it is very easy…
Read moreFor such a small country, Panama is suddenly surrounded by heavy players. On one hand, the Panama Canal expansion project will cost over $5 billion dollars, and on the other hand, big guys such as Hewlett – Packard, Caterpillar, the…
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