(BusinessWire)  Fitch Ratings has today affirmed HSBC Bank Panama's (HBPA) ratings as follows: --Foreign currency long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A-'; --Foreign currency short-term IDR at 'F1'; --Support rating at '1'; --National long-term rating at 'AAA'; --National short-term rating at 'F1+(pan)'; --Senior unsecured National rating at … [Read more...]

(PanamaInvestorBlog) The Panamanian government has made available a new website that focuses on business oportunities in the country. It is all in English so take a look here. Here is an artilce from La Prensa about what the new site has to offer. On the site 'meetpanama' the President talks to investors, he suggests carefully check the information 'to build a strong … [Read more...]

MERCADO. MARKET.  Traders have lowered the prices of holiday decor items. LA PRENSA / David Mesa 1485251 (prensa.com) Three days of Christmas, about 10,000 trees are still in the hands of traders due to a glut in the market and the heavy December rains that overshadowed the end of year sales. Fearing to remain with the commodity, resellers prices have fallen … [Read more...]