Category: Economy
Panama economy news: growth, prices, jobs, public finances, trade and the business decisions affecting residents, investors and expats in Panama.
SINAPROC Declares Green Alert for Bocas del Toro, Ngabe-Bugle and Naso Tjer Di
The alert took effect at 6:00 p.m. Sunday for rain, storms and wind gusts capable of causing rapid river rises, flooding and landslides.
Transit Authority Issues 54 Operating Certificates in Veraguas and Unveils Modernisation Plan
ATTT director Nicolas Brea handed certificates to drivers who had operated for years on temporary permits, and presented a digital modernisation plan to Canatra.
Arraijan Advances Land-Use Plan to Protect Public Access Along Its Coasts
Miviot and the Arraijan mayor office agreed a roadmap for the district land-use plan and a municipal planning board, with coastal high-tide lines a central issue.
Sepresac Says Constituent Process Outreach Has Reached More Than a Million Panamanians
Director Miguel Antonio Bernal said more than 1,250 in-person talks have reached over a million citizens as the constituent process moves through four phases.
Panama Presents National Drug Policy for 2026 to 2036
Conapred unveiled a ten-year roadmap that Attorney General Luis Gomez Rudy described as a state vision for an evidence-based response to drugs.
Panama City Launches Its Largest River and Coastal Recovery Drive
The municipality began an environmental intervention stretching from the Amador Causeway to Costa del Este, targeting the Matias Hernandez and Rio Abajo rivers.
New Education Minister Ventura Vega Sets Roadmap on Law, Technology and School Buildings
Ventura Vega Osorio was sworn in as education minister and named five priorities, promising full cooperation with investigations into procurement under his predecessor.
PANAMAX 2026 Ends With Live Operations for the First Time Since 2012
The multinational exercise closed after 11 days of maritime, cyber and special operations training focused on protecting Panama Canal infrastructure.
Health Ministry Orders Paco Rabanne Perfume Pulled From Panamanian Shelves
Minsa cancelled the sanitary registration of Paco Rabanne Black XS Black Excess for Her after a banned substance classified as carcinogenic was detected.
Judge Orders Detention of Another Suspect in Russia-Ukraine Recruitment Network
A guarantees judge ordered preventive detention for a 63-year-old man charged with human trafficking over the alleged recruitment of Panamanians for the Russia-Ukraine war.