This article is published in association with IMF. Opening Remarks by Deputy Managing Director Kenji Okamura at the IMF’s XVIII CAPDR Regional Conference It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 18th Regional Conference on Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, co-hosted this year with the Central Bank of Costa Rica. I would […]Raising Productivity Growth in Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic
July 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with IMF. Opening Remarks by Deputy Managing Director Kenji Okamura at the IMF’s XVIII CAPDR Regional Conference It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 18th Regional Conference on Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, co-hosted this year with the Central Bank of Costa Rica. I would […]‘Unprecedented challenges’: Drought at the Panama Canal disrupts global trade
August 25, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Spencer Feingold, Digital Editor, World Economic Forum A severe drought in Panama is creating long queues and delays at the Panama Canal, causing shipping disruptions and further highlighting the impact the climate crisis is having on global trade. […]Panama’s fight for a delayed right: women’s economic independence
April 6, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Formative Content • Panamanian women, like women around the world, have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. • Panama was one of the first countries to partner with the Equal Pay International Coalition. […]Commission notifies the Republic of Panama over the need to step up action to fight against illegal fishing
December 13, 2019 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has notified the Republic of Panama about the risk of being identified as a non-cooperating country in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The Republic of Panama had already received a yellow card in November 2012, which was […]EuroLat plenary in Panama: control of trade talks and fight against crime
December 10, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The scrutiny role of parliaments in trade talks and EU-Latin American cooperation against organised crime will be debated this week in Panama. The 150 members of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat), 75 MEPs and 75 representatives of the Latin American and Caribbean parliaments, […]
