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USA: Please opine on state of affairs and poverty in the United States

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https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/internacional/mundo/220830/mujeres-ninas-vulnerables-guerra-bandas-haiti?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Violence and lack of sanitation grip hundreds of women and girls who have been living in a camp installed since July 8 in a public square in the Haitian capital, where they settled after fleeing the war between gangs in Cité-Soleil, an area Metropolitan Port- au-Prince. They are women and girls who have lost…

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Pharmacies claim discount will undoubtedly lead to increased unemployment

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https://elsiglo-com-pa.translate.goog/panama/descuento-30-puede-generar-desempleo/24208296?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sch=http Pharmacy owners ask the Court to declare the regulation null The 30% discount on medicines, which came into effect on August 15, continues to cause hives. Owners of the pharmacies warn of millionaire losses in their premises, which can generate the unemployment of 4,500 workers. Members of the National Union of Pharmacy Owners (Unprofa) yesterday…

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PANAMA aiming to change what is was best known for in 70’s

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https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/nacional/220819/panama-fortalece-sistema-prevencion-blanqueo?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Panama updated the guidelines and guidelines for professionals who carry out activities subject to supervision, in order to raise the level of compliance with a risk-based approach, strengthen the money laundering prevention system, in order to favor the competitiveness of the country. This was established in agreement No. JD-02-2022, which replaces agreement No. JD-01…

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Cocoa and Coffee take center stage for GDP

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https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/220810/implementan-estrategias-fortalecer-produccion-cacao-cafe-panameno?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Among the next actions to strengthen the Panamanian coffee and cocoa items is the creation of a national program.  The implementation of strategies to strengthen the Panamanian coffee and cocoa sectors, as an alternative to improve the social and economic conditions of the country, was analyzed during a meeting between representatives of the Inter-American…

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Years after Mossack/Fonseca and “Panama Papers”, our country still WASHING a great deal

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https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/220524/panama-obtiene-alta-puntuacion-opacidad Panama is responsible for 1.4% of financial secrecy risks worldwide. This is established by the Index of Financial Secrecy (IFS, for its acronym in English), which is prepared by the Tax Justice Network, an international network for tax justice based in London, which reveals the extent to which countries can hide and launder money. The…

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Putin’s senseless war affecting GLOBAL supply chain. In particular, PANAMA

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https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/220519/guerra-ucrania-frena-recuperacion-economica   The war in Ukraine is slowing down the fragile economic recovery that the world had begun after the covid-19 crisis, the UN said on Wednesday, lowering its global growth forecast for this year from 4% to 3.1% and warned that the deterioration may end up being even greater. The United Nations expects the…

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Amazing? I agree with Nito on Crypto stance

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There has not been much that I have agreed with under the leadership of Cortizo. Yet I find it refreshing he is taking a measured and intelligent approach in these uneasy economic times to gather more information on this “made up” money of Cryptocurrency. https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/220519/cortizo-negara-firmar-proyecto-ley-regula-criptomoneda During his participation in the Bloomberg New Economy Gateway Latin…

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How is Ukraine war affecting Panama supply chain?

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https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/220315/220316-productos-panama-mas-importa-ucrania-verse-afectados-guerra Although in the trade balance the volume of trade between Ukraine and Panama is not as high compared to other countries in the world, there are certain productive sectors that could be affected by the Russian invasion and by the increase in fuel costs that is being generated in the wake of the war….

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Great article about the “Impunity” I have mentioned occurring in Panama. Global “Black List

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While the government is preparing for a face-to-face meeting with the Gafi in May and September, the World Compliance Association, a chapter in Panama, says that the first problem that Panama has to tackle is ‘to see the real problems as a country when it comes to to comply with the laws. https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/220318/listas-grises-negras-debe Until now,…

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