Alberto Aleman Zubieta, administrator of the Panama Canal, told the Financial Times that despite complaints about exacerbating the shipping market crisis, the steep toll increases will remain in effect. A survey of 2009 traffic after raising tolls shows that passages through the canal were only two percent lower than in 2008. Interestingly enough, the proportion...
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President Martinelli and Vice President Varela concluded a successful World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The Panamanian leaders reached a preliminary bilateral agreement with the Microsoft Corporation USA in its initiative to provide computers to all Panamanian students. “We are focused on bringing Panama into the 21st century with a substantial investment in information and connectivity technology...
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