06/08/2008 Panama Canal Authority Releases Fiscal Year 2008 Q3 Metrics 03/07/2008 IMF Concludes Seventh Annual Regional Conference On Central America, Panama And Dominican Republic 23/05/2008 2007 Saw Record Investment In Latin America And Caribbean 29/04/2008 USTR Publishes Special 301 Report 15/04/2008 Latin America and the Caribbean Region Resilient So Far, But Risks Ahead 04/04/2008 IATA Calls For Urgent Improvements In Latin American Aviation Safety 04/04/2008 Paulson To Attend Annual Inter-American Development Bank Meeting 13/03/2008 Panama And Mexico Pursuing Free Trade Deal 10/03/2008 US Trade Report Pledges Progress On FTAs, Continued IP Fight 28/02/2008 Panama's Credit Rating Raised 27/02/2008 HSBC Launches Global Expat Survey 31/01/2008 Panama Canal Updates Marine Service Fees 21/01/2008 US To Issue Passport Cards For Trips To Neighbouring Countries 21/01/2008 Schwab Comments On FTAs 03/01/2008 World Banks Predicts 5.1% Growth For Caribbean And LatAm Economy 13/12/2007 WIPO Hosts LDC Forum 03/12/2007 Latin American Investors Want Simpler Taxes 29/11/2007 WIPO Seminar Discusses Economics Of IP 26/11/2007 Panama Canal Ushers in New Fiscal Year Setting Transit Record 23/11/2007 World Bank and PwC Release 'Paying Taxes' 2008 Report 21/11/2007 WIPO SCT Meets 20/11/2007 World Bank Urged To Be Honest In 'Tax Haven' Study 14/11/2007 WIPO Meeting Discusses Criminal Enforcement Of IP Rights 13/11/2007 New Law To Boost Panama's Real Estate Sector 09/11/2007 OECD Criticizes Latin American Countries' Tax Policies 07/11/2007 Panama Canal Expansion Showcased At EIU Conference 06/11/2007 Italy Increases WIPO Contributions 02/11/2007 WIPO Conference Underlines Importance Of IP In Creative Industries 16/10/2007 OECD Comments On Progress In Combating Tax Evasion 10/10/2007 WIPO To Host Conference On IP And The Creative Industries 05/10/2007 WIPO And Mexico Sign Cooperation Plan 03/10/2007 Panama's Request For Panel Over Columbian Import Restrictions Denied 03/10/2007 WIPO Member States Agree On Development Agenda 03/10/2007 Panama Canal Invites Bids For Second Expansion Project 02/10/2007 Portus Founders Finally Charged With Fraud 21/09/2007 WIPO And ASEAN Review Joint Cooperation Activities 20/09/2007 US WTO Representative Comments On Panama TPR 18/09/2007 WIPO Examines Initiative To Increase IP Awareness Amongst SMEs 18/09/2007 WTO Publishes TPR For Panama 18/09/2007 First Panama Canal Expansion Project Begins 17/09/2007 Weak Dollar Means Real Estate Buying Opportunity, Says Adviser 13/09/2007 Italy Increases Financial Support For WIPO 07/09/2007 Paris MoU To Conduct Concentrated Inspection Campaign 31/08/2007 WIPO Announces Life Sciences Symposia 29/08/2007 WIPO Hosting Seminar On Digital Rights Management 23/08/2007 Panama's Economy Surges Ahead 22/08/2007 Panama Canal Awards Expansion Programme Managment Contract To US Firm 15/08/2007 ICANN Consults On New TLDs 13/08/2007 WIPO Report Reveals Highest Patent Growth In North East Asia 08/08/2007 Costa Rica And Panama Sign FTA 02/08/2007 Panama Canal Presents Expansion Plans To International Investors 27/07/2007 HMRC Unveils Tax Treaty Negotiating Priorities 25/07/2007 Panama Canal Awards First Construction Contract 23/07/2007 Panama Ratifies US Trade Deal 18/07/2007 WIPO IGC Recommends Mandate Renewal 10/07/2007 US To Invest In Caribbean And Latin American Infrastructure 10/07/2007 WIPO DG And Bulgarian President Hold Talks 04/07/2007 2008 Budget For Panama Canal Improvements Approved 02/07/2007 US And Panama Seal Trade Promotion Pact 28/06/2007 Indirect Taxes Paying For Global Corporate Tax Competition 27/06/2007 WIPO To Continue Discussions On Broadcasting Piracy 27/06/2007 Panama Canal Authority Discusses Expansion Progress 25/06/2007 WIPO To Co-Host GI Symposium 21/06/2007 WIPO Welcomes Breakthrough On Development Agenda Proposals 19/06/2007 WIPO Chief Meets UN General Assembly President 14/06/2007 Moody's Upgrades Panama's Bond Ratings 14/06/2007 Rangel Backs Delay In US Passport Initiative 07/06/2007 Global Search On For Top-Tier Firm To Assist Panama Canal Widening 25/05/2007 First Panama Canal Extension Tender Released 15/05/2007 Bipartisan Trade Policy Deal Has IP Implications, Says USTR 09/05/2007 ACP Board Appoints New Chief 07/05/2007 Panama Canal Toll Hikes Approved 01/05/2007 UK Firm To Redevelop US Howard Base In Panama 18/04/2007 EC Unveils Aid For Central America 13/04/2007 International Private Banking Systems Launches In Panama 12/04/2007 Panama Selects Legal Advisers For Canal Expansion 30/03/2007 House Democrats Unveil 'New Trade Policy For America' 29/03/2007 US Telecom Tycoon Starts 9-Year Jail Term For Tax Evasion 26/03/2007 Panama And Jersey The Next Big Thing In Property Investment 21/03/2007 ACP Holds Public Hearing On Planned Price Changes 21/03/2007 Scotiabank Expands Caribbean, Latin American Wealth Management Service 21/03/2007 Expats To Remit $100bn To Caribbean And Latin America By 2010 13/03/2007 Tax Competition Teach-Ins In Major Offshore Centers 07/03/2007 Panama's Economy Bounded Ahead In 2006 06/03/2007 Panama Canal Authority Unveils Q1 Statistics 01/03/2007 CARICOM Pushes Free Trade With Central America 26/02/2007 Cayman Chamber To Lead Second Trade Visit To Panama 21/02/2007 Bush Assures Panama On Free Trade Deal 20/02/2007 LandAmerica Opens Central American Escrow And Title Service 14/02/2007 Panama Canal Expansion Discussed At Maritime Conference 09/02/2007 Panama Appoints Canal Advisor, Hikes Tolls 09/02/2007 New Website To Monitor Corruption In Central America 08/02/2007 Italy's ENEL To Control Panama Hydro Company 07/02/2007 Panama Asks IMO For Shipping Audit 02/02/2007 IDB Grant To Boost Venture Capital Industry In Caribbean, Latin America 18/01/2007 The Americas Lead World In Economic Freedom 08/01/2007 Panama Banks To Merge As Sector Consolidates 21/12/2006 Panama And US Signal End Of Trade Promotion Agreement Talks 23/11/2006 Panama Canal Receives Recertification Of Environmental Benchmark 10/11/2006 Panama Canal Could Soon Have A Rival 07/11/2006 Panama To Take Argentina's UN Security Council Seat 02/11/2006 Emirates Shipping Line Joins Asia US Service 25/10/2006 Panama Approves Canal Expansion Plan 23/10/2006 Panama Canal Referendum Expected To Be Positive 12/10/2006 Polls Show Panama Likely To Approve Canal Plan 10/10/2006 US And Botswana Reach Conservation Deal 09/10/2006 Panama Borrows To Upgrade Road Infrastructure 27/09/2006 EDC Facilitates Canadian Investment In Panama 12/09/2006 Tycoon Pleads Guilty To Offshore Tax Evasion Charges 08/09/2006 Panama To Join CABEI 07/09/2006 Panama Tops Global Retirement Index 10/08/2006 Panama Replaces Banking Sector Chief 01/08/2006 More Flag States Reach Paris MOU White List 27/07/2006 HSBC Expands Presence In Panama 20/07/2006 Panama Retires Brady Bonds 17/07/2006 Looking For Happiness? Try Vanuatu! 17/07/2006 Panama's Parliament Approves Canal Expansion Plan 11/07/2006 CARICOM Moots Bilateral Trade Deal With The USA 04/07/2006 US Treasury Joins Forces With Latin American Private Sector On Money Laundering 29/06/2006 China Shipping Giant Approves Panama Canal Expansion Plan 28/06/2006 Chile, Panama Finalize Free Trade Agreement 22/06/2006 Caribbean Tourist Group Urges US To Delay Passport Initiative 14/06/2006 Panama Canal Q2 Figures Unveiled 08/06/2006 TSA Hikes Container Surcharge On Asia-US Routes 02/06/2006 Small Nations Still Face Uneven Tax Playing Field 01/06/2006 OECD Happy With Efforts To Promote Tax Transparency, But Urges More Action 29/05/2006 Panama Thwarted In Aleman Extradition Effort 22/05/2006 Panama Charges Ex-Nicaraguan Leader In Money Laundering Probe 16/05/2006 EU And Latin America Agree To Begin FTA Talks 26/04/2006 Panama's President Urges Support For Canal Expansion 20/04/2006 US And CARICOM Will Forward Free-Trade Talks 12/04/2006 Pinochet Wins Partial Court Victory, But Tax Evasion Charges Stand 06/04/2006 Panama Canal To Undergo $7.5 Bn Expansion 16/03/2006 Cayman Government Seeks Enhanced Economic Links With Panama 08/03/2006 Panama And Singapore Sign Free Trade Pact 08/03/2006 Many Jurisdictions Remain Vulnerable To Money Laundering, Says US Report 03/03/2006 CIMA Signs Updated MoU With Brazilian Central Bank 16/02/2006 Panama And Chile Agree Free Trade Pact 26/01/2006 Pinochet Family Members Arrested On Charges Of Tax Evasion 24/01/2006 Cayman Chamber Of Commerce To Lead Trade Mission To Panama 20/01/2006 Panama Issues Details Of New 30-Year Bond 13/01/2006 Panama Continues Debt Restructuring Program 26/12/2005 Good Growth Continues In Panama 05/12/2005 BVI Court Rules Against Sibir In Dispute With Sibneft 01/12/2005 EC Carries On Regardless Over Banana Import Tariffs 28/11/2005 Pinochet Charged With Tax Evasion 23/11/2005 Panama Consolidates Sovereign Debt 16/11/2005 Panama To Apply For Membership Of APEC 08/11/2005 FTAA Still Unburied After Argentine Americas Meeting 21/10/2005 Pinochet To Face Tax Evasion Charges 14/10/2005 Panama Files $2bn Shelf Registration With SEC 30/09/2005 Panamanian Economy Continues To Expand 29/09/2005 EU Requests Second WTO Arbitration In Banana Tariff Dispute 28/09/2005 Panama Approves Tax Concessions For Petaquilla Mining Plan 27/09/2005 Roman Abramovich Faces BVI Court Over Allegations Of Illegal Share Dealings 20/09/2005 Panama Postpones Deadline For Finding New Telecoms Provider 14/09/2005 EC Revises Banana Tariff Proposals 06/09/2005 US Government Submits New Passport Rules For Comment 26/08/2005 Panama And Cuba Re-Establish Diplomatic Ties 05/08/2005 EU Will Try To Favour ACP Bananas Despite WTO Ruling 05/08/2005 IRS Warns Against Caribbean ‘Phishing’ Scam 03/08/2005 EU Disappointed By Banana Export Ruling 29/07/2005 Chilean Judge Orders Probe Of Pinochet’s Foreign Bank Accounts 11/07/2005 Panama Suspends New Social Security Laws 07/07/2005 Offshore Banking Supervisors Gather 09/06/2005 Bush Supports FTAA, CAFTA 07/06/2005 Panama Firms At Risk From New VAT Interpretation 01/06/2005 Panama Goes On Strike Over Proposed Social Security Reforms 26/05/2005 Paris MOU Announces New ‘Black-Grey-White’ List 23/05/2005 Panama Real Estate Tax Window Closing 17/05/2005 Changes To Panama's Petroleum Free Zones 16/05/2005 Panama Seminar To Examine OECD Tax Proposals 06/05/2005 Bill Amending Tax Treatment Of Offshore CFCs Presented To Senate 04/05/2005 Latin America And Africa Pull In Different Directions In Banana Tariff Dispute 28/02/2005 WIPO And ECLAC Discuss IP As A Development Tool 22/02/2005 S&P Revises Panama’s Credit Rating To Stable 02/02/2005 Latin American Countries Angered By EU's Banana Tariff Plans 02/02/2005 Panama’s Legislature Approves Fiscal Reform Package 20/01/2005 Torrijos Looks To Speed Through Panama’s Fiscal Reforms 18/01/2005 Panamanian Business Fears Torrijos Tax Proposals 13/01/2005 Panama’s Taxes To Rise Under New Fiscal Austerity Measures 13/12/2004 Panama’s Ties To Taiwan Unaffected By Trade With China 29/11/2004 Panamanian Economy Praised In IMF Review 19/11/2004 Fitch Upbeat On Panama’s Economic Prospects 19/11/2004 Panamanian Economy Praised In IMF Review 17/11/2004 IMF Delegation Visiting Panama 03/11/2004 IBA Delegates Cast Doubt On Need For Specialist IP Courts 26/10/2004 Free Trade Talks Between US And Panama Progress 06/10/2004 IBA Urges Creation Of More Specialist IP Courts 07/09/2004 Taiwan Seeks Closer Economic Links With OAS 31/08/2004 Dark Economic Clouds May Threaten The Caribbean 31/08/2004 Open Shipping Registries Best, Says US Report 23/08/2004 US Signs Debt Reduction Agreement With Panama 13/08/2004 Panama Looks To Align With South America On Free Trade Issues 22/07/2004 US House Moves Against Offshore-Based Firms 29/06/2004 Snow Confident FTAA Deadline Can Be Met 15/06/2004 FTAA Ratification Unlikely In 2005 Says Bahamas Trade Minister 11/06/2004 OECD Meeting Passes Uneventfully 09/06/2004 US Think Tank Lambasts OECD Global Tax Forum 02/06/2004 Marc Harris Faces 17 Year Jail Sentence 27/05/2004 Panama's Colon Free Trade Zone Sees Export Boost 25/05/2004 Panama Hopes To Become Home Of FTAA Secretariat 18/05/2004 Panama And Singapore Begin Free Trade Talks 06/05/2004 Panama Welcomes New President 04/05/2004 Panama And The US Begin FTA Negotiations 07/04/2004 Panama Improves IP Protection Regime 30/03/2004 IMF Report Sees Panama In Recovery 22/03/2004 Construction Tax Break Spurs Panama's Economic Growth 16/02/2004 Barbados Central Bank Disputes S&P Analysis 12/02/2004 Moscoso Urged To Block Panama's New Telephone Tax 04/02/2004 Panama To Receive EU Aid To Improve Judicial System 23/01/2004 Panama To Tax VoIP Calls As Traditional Phone Calls 08/01/2004 Panama/Taiwan Free Trade Agreement Now Operational 18/12/2003 Costa Rica Pulls Out Of Cafta Negotiations 26/11/2003 Marc Harris Convicted On 16 Counts Of Money Laundering And Tax Evasion 21/11/2003 US Seeks More Bilateral Trade Deals 21/11/2003 Bahamas Trade Minister Pessimistic Over FTAA Negotiations 17/10/2003 Costa Rica Pulls Out Of 'Group Of 20 Plus' Trade Alliance 09/10/2003 Antigua & Barbuda Spearheads Small Nations' Interests In WTO 07/10/2003 FTAA Trinidad Talks End In Deadlock 01/10/2003 Zoellick Hopes To Wrap Up CAFTA Deal By Year's End 01/10/2003 Panama Hopes To Become Latin American Financial Services Hub 26/08/2003 Panama And Taiwan Conclude Free Trade Agreement 25/08/2003 Panama Increases Corporate Registration Fees 25/08/2003 Bermuda To Host Latin American Insurance Conference 11/08/2003 Political Instability Knocks Confidence In Costa Rica, Panama Bonds 08/08/2003 Panama Government Establishes Commission To Investigate Links With Marc Harris 23/07/2003 CFP Holds Forum In Panama To Discuss Shipping, Tax Law 07/07/2003 Central America Seeks Trade Talks With EU Next Year 03/07/2003 CFP Hits Out At OECD Shipping Initiative 02/07/2003 President Bush Signals Start Of US/Panama Trade Pact 10/06/2003 Canadian Offshore Investments Have Risen Ten-Fold Since 1980s 27/05/2003 Panama Increases Company Registration Fees 27/03/2003 ITIO Warns Over Erosion Of Level Playing Field 19/03/2003 S&P Downgrades Panama's Public Bond Rating 26/02/2003 CFATF Working Hard To Combat Money Laundering 24/02/2003 New Study Examines Regulation Of Shipping Registries 19/02/2003 Concerns Expressed Over Government Accounting Changes In Panama 14/02/2003 OECD Responds To 'Level Playing Field' Concerns 10/02/2003 Panama Tells OECD There Is No Level Playing Field 17/01/2003 Bear Stearns Launches First Central American/Caribbean Bond Index 20/12/2002 Antiguan Diplomat Warns Over Disappearance Of Level Playing Field Over Tax 10/12/2002 Manx Customs Department Assisted In International Money Laundering Swoop 26/11/2002 Panama Passes Internet Gaming Legislation 07/11/2002 RACSA Plans Panama Expansion 04/11/2002 Panama's Foreign Minister Attacks The OECD 18/10/2002 Bahamian Attorney General Assumes Leadership Of CFATF 17/10/2002 Costa Rica's Interim Tax Plan To Go Before Full National Assembly 16/10/2002 Cayman To Undergo Regulatory Review At CFATF Meeting 12/08/2002 Taxpayers' Union Director Attacks EU Information-Sharing Regime 07/08/2002 Cayman Islands To Host OECD Meeting 22/07/2002 IMF Says Panama Needs To Step Up Pace Of Tax Reforms 08/07/2002 Mounties Bust Major Offshore Drugs/Investment Scam 18/06/2002 Advice For Targets Of IRS Offshore Credit Card Hunt 05/06/2002 Panama Forgives Canal Fees To Hutchison Whampoa 20/05/2002 Panama Government Fails To Address Tax Take, Ratings Hopes Dashed 20/05/2002 UK Oil Sector Companies Fleeing Offshore, Says Report 22/04/2002 Panama's Banks Close To Compliance With Basle Recommendations 16/04/2002 OECD List To Be Reissued This Week 04/04/2002 BVI Removed From OECD Blacklist 27/03/2002 IRS Offshore Credit Card Tax Evasion Investigation Extended 08/02/2002 Panama Announces Anti-Money Laundering Plans 20/12/2001 Panama To Start Canal Enlargement Studies 17/12/2001 Panama To Reduce Debt With Privatisation Receipts 11/12/2001 Panama, China Sign Economic Cooperation Pact 29/10/2001 Panama Praised For Speedy Response To Terrorist Attacks 29/10/2001 Panama Lashes Out At Banking Criticisms 20/09/2001 Panama Launches Investigation Into Terrorist Money Allegations 21/08/2001 Panama's Banking Sector Fights Latin American Withholding Taxes 03/08/2001 Panama President Signs New E-Commerce Bill Into Law 05/07/2001 US Treasury Issues Instructions Following FATF Announcement 26/06/2001 US Treasury Commends FATF 25/06/2001 FATF Removes Four Countries From Its List 15/06/2001 FATF To Publish Follow-Up Report On 15 Non-Cooperative Countries 15/06/2001 Marc Harris Organisation Clients Gaoled By Miami Court 07/05/2001 Costa Rica And Panama Are Prime Markets For E-Business 19/04/2001 Peruvian Investigators Visit Panama To Track Down Ill-Gotten Gains Of Fujimori And Montesinos 12/04/2001 Panama Conference To Focus On Increased Foreign Trade As A Means Of Lifting The Economy 05/04/2001 IMF Survey On Financial Markets Pulls In Offshore Participants 08/02/2001 Panama: New AMCHAM President Upbeat On Economy 05/02/2001 FATF Says Worst Offending Tax Havens Must Remain On Money Laundering Blacklist 11/01/2001 Bermuda At Centre Of Al-Fayed Tax Investigation 05/01/2001 US Team Visits Panama To Discuss Anti-Money Laundering Measures 19/12/2000 Major Offshore Centres Sign UN Anti-Money Laundering Treaty 07/12/2000 Panama Sees Opposition Grow To Tax Reform 06/12/2000 Secure Archives' Can Solve Offshore Industry's Archiving Problem 29/11/2000 OECD Announces Meeting With Tax Havens In Barbados, Publishes Memorandum Of Understanding 07/11/2000 Panama's Finance Minister Optimistic On Economy 31/10/2000 US Reiterates Anti-Money Laundering Strategy 27/10/2000 Panama Angry At Continued Inclusion On Money Laundering Lis 17/10/2000 Costa Rican Business Environment Keeps Investors Coming In 09/10/2000 FATF Praises 7 Offshore Centres For Anti-Money Laudering Measures But Sanctions Still Threaten 04/10/2000 Panama Approves Money Laundering Laws In the Nick Of Time 24/08/2000 Panama To Send Money Laundering Delegation To Europe 07/08/2000 HSBC Completes Purchase Of Chase Manhattan's Panama Branch Operations 21/07/2000 Panama Builds Its E-Commerce Future 23/06/2000 The Chinese Are NOT Taking Over Panama 14/06/2000 New Twist In Panama's Banking Merger 27/04/2000 Panama's President Denies IMF Call For Additional Taxes 01/12/1999 USA Hands Back Panama Bases 11/11/1999 Vega-Atlantic Acquires Panama Gold Concession 01/09/1999 New Panama President Mireya Moscoso Takes Office 16/08/1999 PSINet Buys Panamanian ISP Sinfonet

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