Panama Bitcoin policy and impact on global financial stability

Panama City Mayor Mayer Mizrachi sparked excitement and concern across financial and shipping industries when he proposed that ships using the Panama Canal could pay their tolls in Bitcoin to get priority passage. Supporters say Bitcoin will reduce banking …

Panama Defends Its Ship Registry Amid Accusations of Aiding Iran’s Sanctions Evasion

The Government of Panama has issued a strong rebuttal to accusations made by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) regarding its role in enforcing sanctions against Iran’s oil trade. Panama’s Maritime Authority (AMP) on Monday reported it has de-flagged more …

Panama removes over 650 ships from registry amid sanctions, stricter rules

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panama's Maritime Authority has removed from its registry more than 650 vessels since 2019 as part of an effort to fulfill U.S. sanctions and enforce stricter rules for the ships it flags, it said on Monday. A total of 214 …

Chiquita to lay off all Panama workers after strike halts production

A subsidiary of United States banana giant Chiquita Brands plans to lay off all of its workers in Panama, the Government said , after a month-long strike that has ground its production to a halt. Chiquita had already announced in May that it was sacking …

Panama okays maintenance plan at First Quantum copper mine that was closed after protests – Mining Engineering Online

Panama has approved First Quantum Minerals’ maintenance plan for its closed copper mine in the country, but this is not a re-start of the site that was shut in 2023 because of massive protests from local residents over environmental issues, a top trade …

Chiquita Panama to lay off remaining workers after management leaves country

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Chiquita Panama's administrative staff have left the country and the firm will seek authorization from the government to sack its remaining personnel in Panama, the nation's labor minister said on Monday. The news comes after …

LIVE | 'Any attempt by communist China…': Pete Hegseth issues fiery warning to Xi over Panama Canal

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth issued a sharp warning to China at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, accusing Beijing of 'rehearsing for the real deal' in its efforts to seize Taiwan. Hegseth urged Asian nations to ramp up military …

Panama Loses the Chiquita Banana Management Team from Bocas del Toro

Panama’s Agricultural Fairs Suspended in the Darien Due to Protests

Panama port owner charts course to placate Trump and Chinese ire