Copa Airlines ✈️ projects 8% increase in passenger growth for 2025, with more than 18.5 million passengers carried at the end of this year. A trend the Panamanian airline 🇵🇦 expects to continue over the coming years. To facilitate the growth, Copa Airlines is also… Read More »Copa Airlines Projects 8% Passenger Growth for 2025 Adding New Routes & Planes
Digital Marketing & Communication Internship in the Hub of the Americas Are you a proactive, creative and digital-savvy student or recent graduate looking for a challenging and educational internship in the Hub of the Americas Panama? Then apply now at… Read More »Vacancy: Digital Marketing & Communication Intern
Following the suspension of the runway restoration tender mid-April, Tocumen Airport made changes to the financial, technical, and experience requirements in the tender documents. Panama’s main airport also set a new date for the submission of proposals. The suspension, ordered… Read More »Tocumen Suspends and then Resumes Tender for Runway Renovation
Last week Mayer Mizrachi, Panama City’s Mayor, signed an agreement enabling residents to use cryptocurrencies to pay municipal taxes, permits and fines. The signing of the agreement with Towerbank President Benjamín Méndez took place during the Panama Blockchain Week 2025. Under the arrangement, residents can pay using cryptoassets (Bitcoin, Ether, USDC and… Read More »Panama City Embraces Crypto for Municipal Tax Payments
According to the new data, the 2025 Top 3 growth countries in Latin America are forecasted to be Argentina 🇦🇷 (5.5% in 2025 and 4.5% in 2026), Guatemala (4.1% in 2025; 3.8% in 2026) and Panama (4% in both 2025… Read More »New IMF Outlook: Panama Forecasted with 3rd Highest Growth in LATAM; Argentina No. 1
Early this month the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) approved the launch of a tender process for the construction of a LPG pipeline, designed to facilitate the transfer of gas between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The project on the West Bank of the Panama… Read More »Panama Canal to Publish Tender for Interoceanic LPG Pipeline
Earlier this month U.S. Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, visited Panama City in the framework of a three-day regional security conference (CENTSEC 2025). The visit focused on enhancing bilateral security cooperation, particularly regarding the Panama Canal, countering alleged Chinese influence in… Read More »U.S. & Panama Strengthen Security Cooperation
Last week Panama’s Maritime Authority (AMP) announced the formalization of a public tender for the study, design, supply, installation, training, and maintenance of a Maritime Traffic Control System (VTMS / VTS). According to AMP, the project will modernize the security… Read More »Panama to Tender Maritime Traffic Control System
APM Terminals has bought the Panama Canal Railway Company (PCRC) from Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited and Lanco Group/Mi-Jack. This announcement was made from The Hague (NL) today by APM Terminals, a subsidiary of Danish shipping company A.P. Moller –… Read More »APM Terminals Acquires Panama Canal Railway Company
Panama is set to invest a minimum of $775 million in the “Regional Master Plan for Mobility and Logistics 2035,” focusing on the construction, renovation, and enhancement of major highways. The network of selected roads aims to boost intraregional trade, lower transportation… Read More »Panama Will Invest $775 Million in Regional Road Infrastructure
Last week Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino announced the publication of the new tender for the restoration and maintenance of the runways at Tocumen Airport, Panama City’s International Airport. The project is considered urgent due to the advanced deterioration of… Read More »Panama Announces Airport Runway Restoration Tender of $52.4 Million
Last Friday Canadian Mining company Minera Panamá announced that it will move to suspend its multibillion dollar arbitration proceedings against Panama. This in order to engage in discussions with the government on the future of its $10 billion copper mine.… Read More »Canadian Mining Company to Suspend Arbitration against Panama