Archive for October 9th, 2009

The World Economic Forum has published its long anticipated 2009 Financial Development Index, and Panama is the leading financial center in Latin America according to the list, ranking 29th out of 55 countries analyzed. The rankings are based on over 120 variables spanning institutional and business environments, financial stability, and size and depth of capital...
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The Panama Maritime Authority detained two Ocean Pollution Control trucks yesterday for dumping oily waste water into a Corozal stream that feeds the Canal (La Prensa.) Ocean Pollution Control denies the dumping. The Panama Maritime Authority also recently caught Ocean Pollution Control:  illegally building landfills in sea bottom areas; operating ships with technical deficiencies...
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