Copa Airlines is advancing a major fleet and infrastructure expansion designed to reinforce Panama’s role as a regional aviation hub. The carrier plans to allocate more than $500 million in 2026 toward aircraft acquisitions, part of a broader long-term strategy… Read More »Copa Airlines Accelerates Expansion with $500M Fleet Investment
It’s getting busy in Panama 🇵🇦 in March! Here’s a handy overview of featured upcoming expos & events for international businesses. Great for networking 🤝, visibility 💡& new leads 📇. Need help or professional representation at one or more of… Read More »Upcoming Events in Panama
The Panama Canal Authority has published the prequalification tenders (RFQs) for two container port terminals ($2.6 B. combined) and the development of a 76 km. interoceanic gas pipeline ($2 B). A key milestone in the selection procedure of future concessionaires.… Read More »Panama Canal Launches Prequalification Tenders for Port Terminals & Gas Pipeline
The European Commission has launched a new call for proposals to provide grant funding to EU companies for early-stage project preparation & pilot projects in sustainable infrastructure in partner countries, including in Latin America. The aim of this Global Gateway… Read More »Funding for EU companies: Early-Stage Infrastructure Projects
APM Terminals to Operate Ports During Transition Thursday last week, Panama’s Supreme Court of Justice declared the contract between CK Hutchison’s Panama Ports Company S.A. (PPC) and the State of Panama unconstitutional, annulling the decades long concession. PPC, a subsidiary… Read More »Panama Ports Concession Declared Unconstitutional
by Remco de Bruijn, Managing Director, Digitude Panama Which AI tools help you grow internationally? Most executives are experimenting with AI, but very few are using it strategically. We mapped the top AI tools that support international business development in… Read More »Top AI Tools for International Business Development in 2026
Two weeks ago we launched AEGIR-Marine’s Regional Social Media Strategy for Latin America 🌎 at their regional HQ in Panama City. With their regional LATAM strategy they will increase brand awareness in the region, build up a regional community & generate more leads,… Read More »AEGIR-Marine’s LATAM Social Media Strategy Goes Live
On Saturday 17 January, EU and Mercosur leaders signed a free trade deal in Paraguay, after 25 years of negotiations. The deal with the Mercosur partners (Argentina 🇦🇷, Brazil 🇧🇷, Paraguay 🇵🇾 and Uruguay 🇺🇾) will create one of the… Read More »EU & Mercosur Sign Trade Deal After 25 Years of Negotiations
Economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to recover modestly, rising from an estimated 2.2% last year to 2.3% in 2026 and 2.6% in 2027. This according to the World Bank’s Regional Outlook January 2026 published last… Read More »New World Bank Outlook:Panama Leads LATAM Growth
In 2025 Panamanian ports moved a record breaking volume of containers, up 3.6.% compared to 2024. This according to data from the Autoridad Marítima de Panamá(AMP). A total of 9.9 million TEU (20-foot containers) were moved, 345,586 units more than the year before, despite the uncertainty in… Read More »Container Traffic in Panamanian Ports Grew 3.6% in 2025, reaching Record of 9.9 million TEU
The rise of deepfakes, open source models and automated AI-powered cyberattacks will dominate companies’ cybersecurity environment in 2026, according to a recent report by Kaspersky’s experts. AI will become a critical factor for competitive advantage, operational resilience, corporate reputation, and… Read More »Kaspersky: AI Will Dominate Companies’ Cybersecurity in 2026
The Panama Canal has added two state-of-the-art tugboats to its fleet to enhance operational efficiency and ensure safe, reliable service for global shipping. The tugs The tugs were chartered from Svitzer 🇩🇰 and built by Türkiye’s Med Marine. During last… Read More »Panama Canal Strengthens Operations with Two New Tugboats from Svitzer