Last week a Trade Mission of 10 Tech companies from Belgium’s 🇧🇪 Walloon Region visited Panama. Goal was to strengthen trade ties and explore investment opportunities. Organized by the Wallonia Export & Investment Agency (AWEX), the visit featured meetings with local… Read More »Belgian & Dutch Companies Eye Panama in Trade Missions
Supply Chain Disruption and the impact of new technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, are the top concerns for the next three years of CEOs of the world’s leading companies. This according to the 2024 edition of KPMG CEO Outlook. The… Read More »Supply Chain Disruption & AI Impact Top Concerns of CEOs
Introduction This is a summary of the roundtable Webinar “Leveraging Social Media for Business Development in Panama” held on Wednesday 25 September 2024. The webinar was organized by Digitude Panama in cooperation the Swiss, Spanish & German Chamber of Commerce… Read More »Webinar Report Social Media & Business Development
Two weeks ago Black Road Coffee of Seoul, South Korea paid a record price of $13,518 a kilogram of Panamanian Geisha coffee in a private e-auction. That comes down to about 175 USD per cup (medium brew, 6 Oz). Grown… Read More »New Record for the World’s Most Expensive Coffee: $13,518 per kg
Earlier this month the Ministry of Commerce & Industry approved the establishment of two new Multinationals Headquarters (SEM) in Panama. The companies are AB InBev, the largest beer producer in the world (Belgium 🇧🇪) and Irish Energy Capital Management (Ireland… Read More »Three Multinationals establish Headquarters in Panama
Learn how to Unlock the Power of Social Media for International Business Development by experts from Heineken, Adidas, MAERSK and Upfield! On September 25th, Digitude Panama in cooperation with the Swiss, German and Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Panama and… Read More »Webinar Leveraging Social Media for Business Development in Panama
Container movements in Panamanian ports were up by 18.2% the first half of 2024, according to data from the Panamanian Maritime Authority. A total of 4.75 million TEU (20-foot containers) were moved, 730.000 units more compared to the same period in… Read More »Container movements up by 18.2% Panamanian ports H1 2024
The No. 1 growth position was shared with Peru 🇵🇪 (both 14%). The use reached 39% in Panama, second to cash as payment method to purchase goods & services. Only in Argentina 🇦🇷, digital wallet use is higher (45%). Moreover,… Read More »Panama sees Largest Rise in Use of Digital Wallets among 8 Latin American countries
With a growth of 10.4%, Panama’s mobile gaming market is projected to reach approximately US$ 35.5 million in 2024, according to according to the latest market forecast from Statista. This reflects an annual growth rate of 8.27% (CAGR 2024-2027), leading to… Read More »Panama’s Mobile Gaming Market is Rapidly Expanding
Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean fell by 9.9% in 2023, according to the annual FDI report for the region by ECLAC. Almost every region in the world saw a decrease, with Global FDI dropping 2%, North… Read More »Panama’s FDI fell by 22% in 2023, ranking 8th in LATAM
Last week the Panama Canal announced that a dedicated slot will be auctioned to Green Panamax container ships, starting 1 January 2025. The exclusive space will be available for auction 30 days before the scheduled transit date. This pilot program… Read More »Panama Canal Launches Exclusive Slot for Green Vessels
The World Economic Forum ’s report for June 2024 spotlights 10 Emerging Technologies poised to change our future. From transforming healthcare, revolutionizing connectivity to carbon eating bacteria. They focus on applications in healthcare, communication, infrastructure and sustainability. Here the are:… Read More »These are the Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2024