Panapromo site syndication http://www.panapromo.ch Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:44:57 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.panapromo.ch/images/M_images/rss20.gif http://www.panapromo.ch Panapromo site syndication http://www.panapromo.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1027&Itemid=88 Panama will obtain a cooling chain for fruits and vegetables. At the moment, information is collected to know where, how much and how agricultural products are grown. The News - News Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.panapromo.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1026&Itemid=88 The Panama Canal Authority wants to verify carefully the material for the construction of the third set of locks. For this reason, it has contracted a specialised company to advise its engineers about the evaluation of material quality. The News - News Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.panapromo.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1025&Itemid=88 Last year, Tocumen International Airport could register more passengers than in 2008. According to preliminary figures, the airport was visited by 4.7 million people in 2009; this is 4.2% more than in the previous year. The News - News Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.panapromo.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1024&Itemid=88 MMG Bank has assets of a good credit quality and disposes of a high level of liquidity. This is the quintessence of the report made by Fitch Ratings. The News - News Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.panapromo.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1022&Itemid=88 Health tourism in Panama might increase strongly in the next years. This is the opinion of the Panamanian government in connection with the health system reform in the United States. The News - News Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.panapromo.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1021&Itemid=88 Panamanian students will have access to provident loans to be able to study at US universities. They will get them from the Pan-American Leo Rowe Fund which is a programme of the Organisation of American States (OAS). The News - News Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.panapromo.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1020&Itemid=88 In 2009, the occupancy of hotel rooms in Panama was lower than in the previous year. Until November, 36,509 rooms were occupied which is 13% under the total of 42,374 registered in the same period of time in 2008. In the future, the Panamanian Hotel Association wants to cooperate with the Canal Authority of Panama in view of the touristic promotion. The News - News Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.panapromo.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1019&Itemid=88 In Latin America and the Caribbean, the economy will increase 3.4% on average in 2010. This estimate was made by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs a few days ago. The News - News Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.panapromo.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1018&Itemid=88 Copa Airlines continues expanding. A few days ago, the Panamanian airline received two new planes of the type Boeing 737-800. This aircraft is the biggest one of Copa Airline’s fleet offering a capacity for 160 passengers. The News - News Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.panapromo.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1017&Itemid=88 Panama will host the first international tourism expo oriented towards Latin America and the Caribbean. Expo Turismo Internacional will be organised by the Panamanian Tourism Chamber and the Panamanian Chamber of Trade, Industry and Agriculture and will be supported by the Tourism Authority of Panama. It will take place on 7th and 8th October 2010 in Panama City and shall allow establishing business contacts. The News - News Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.panapromo.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1016&Itemid=88 Panama and Belgium concluded the negotiations for a double tax treaty. After Italy and Mexico, Belgium is the third country which negotiated such an agreement with Panama. The date for the signature of the treaty has still to be defined by both governments. The News - News Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.panapromo.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1013&Itemid=88 Copa Airlines plans investments of approximately USD 2 billion in the next five years. The main part of them, namely no less than 95%, is intended for the purchase of new airplanes. The News - News Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.panapromo.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1012&Itemid=88 The Solidarity Fund for Housing in Panama will favour 2500 Panamanians. They will be the beneficiaries of a project that allows people living in modest circumstances to have their own house. The News - News Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.panapromo.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1011&Itemid=88 The Panamanian government wants to achieve an economic growth of 5% in 2010. Therefore, it plans to make investments of USD 2 billion this year. The News - News Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.panapromo.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1010&Itemid=88 Panama wants to disappear from the grey list of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 2010. For this reason, the country will repeat this interest in a meeting with representatives of the OECD and take corresponding actions. Concretely, it wants to negotiate double tax treaties; therefore, the Panamanian foreign ministry sent letters to 21 of the 30 OECD countries. The News - News Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:00:00 +0100