https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/231204/jovenes-representan-54-desempleados-pais The recent results of the Labor Market Survey as of August 2023, carried out by the Institute of Statistics and Census (Inec), which collects the evolution of employment, marked a strong trend of the crisis experienced by Panamanian youth employment. In the reference month of the survey, the population aged 15 and over…
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/231108/s-p-mantiene-calificacion-riesgo-panama-bbb-ajusta-perspectiva-negativa The risk rating agency Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (S&P) maintained the investment grade risk rating for Panama at “BBB”, but adjusted the outlook from “stable” to “negative”, as a result of the recent protests and closures. of streets against Law 406, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) reported this Wednesday, November…
Editorial: James “JB” Bryson I thought today’s earlier post was enough to satisfy my itch to shed light on RED FROG. Then I see this rotten piece of a dumpster fire video on YOU TUBE. (thank you “Brigade”). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_xmA9694Tw “Financial Expert” David Clark- that lovely British accent makes him sound credible. Sitting at a round…
OP ED: “JB” Some of the most important banking Institutions in Panama were involved in a transaction! They were a group of well funded and established Panamanian banks also included was Ex President Ricardo Martinelli who also participated as an “investor”. The case involves the purchase of the long standing and recognized editorial group known…
Panama, for the second consecutive year, is the country with the highest percentage of women (37%) who enjoy financial inclusion, according to a Credicorp study carried out in eight countries. At the beginning of March 2022, Credicorp published its annual report Gender Gaps in Financial Inclusion 2022 in the region, in which it studied the…
I have covered many times in the past and through the years, what I like to call the “PANAMA WAY”. As a very young republic, and one that truly did not have independence until the canal was fully handed over, PANAMA has developed it’s own way of going along. With the rhetoric of politics starting…
The World Bank on Friday approved a $3.51 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to support the Ministry of Environment’s (MiAmbiente) program to strengthen its capacity for biodiversity conservation and increase the adoption of inclusive and biodiversity-friendly practices in selected rural areas of the country. Through a press release, the World Bank quoted…
https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/220925/singapur-desbanca-hong-kong-principal?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Singapore has overtaken Hong Kong as the main financial center in Asia, and ranks third in the world, according to the latest report from the Global Financial Centers Index, one of the reference sources for classifications in this sector, which places New York and London in the top positions. Until now, the third global…
http://elsiglo.com.pa/economia/crecio-98-segundo-trimestre-2022/24209524 Economic activities continue their recovery process after a prolonged period of sanitary restriction measures The performance of the Panamanian economy, in the second quarter of 2022, measured through the Quarterly Gross Domestic Product (PIBT), presented an increase of 9.8%, compared to the similar period of the previous year. GDPT registered an amount of B/.9,925.7 million…
http://elsiglo.com.pa/internacional/director-financiero-bath-beyond-suicida-nueva-york/24208686 Something out of a movie for certain. This reeks from all angles. I don’t think there is a person around that has not shopped at BBandB. Weird story. Latino Gustavo Arnal committed suicide by jumping from the iconic skyscraper in the New York neighborhood of Tribeca, known as the “Jenga Building” The financial director…
