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Panama launched the free Seguro al Turista on September 10, 2026, covering air arrivals for their first 10 days. Benefits, the six participating airports, exclusions, and the 24/7 assistance line.
CAF signed a $500 million loan to Banco Nacional de Panama on September 11, 2026. Half goes to agriculture, half to 3,300 SMEs, with 50% aimed at rural areas.
Panama’s activity index rose 5.4% through June and 8.2% in June alone, with inflation at 1.4% and the fiscal deficit down to 2.78% of GDP.
Panama exported a record B/.913.1 million from January to July 2026, up 18.5%. Shrimp, bananas and a 47.5% jump in special-regime industry drove the gain.
Panama City extended nightlife hours under Decree No. 5 to boost tourism. But visitors grew 19.2% while tourism spending grew 15.3%, meaning spend per visitor is falling. What longer hours can and cannot do.
Tocumen Airport is investing $306.75 million in two projects: a $208.75M Terminal 2 Muelle Sur expansion and a $98M airfield overhaul. Bids close September 28, 2026.
Panama’s Cabinet approved Proyecto de Ley 31-26, offering up to 15 years of income and property tax exemption for tourism lodging in the Caribbean. Residential and purely real estate projects are excluded. Cruise passenger traffic is up 21.6%.
Panama publishes a mortgage reference rate every quarter, and it can reset the payment on a loan signed years ago. How the rate is calculated, who qualifies for the subsidy, and what changed under Ley 468 and Ley 546.
Panama’s Cabinet approved the Canal’s fiscal 2027 budget: $3,607.8 million to the National Treasury, up $414 million. The tonnage duty rises to $1.75 per ton, but tolls and tariffs stay the same.
Panama declared a national state of emergency on August 26 under Cabinet Resolution No. 102-26, responding to El Niño-driven flooding and drought. Here’s what the declaration actually does, who’s already been affected, and how it connects directly to the Panama Canal’s tightening draft limits.
Hacienda La Esmeralda’s 2026 auction in Boquete averaged a record $5,745 per kilo of Geisha, with a top lot at $10,253. A look at the numbers and the buyers.
Panama’s National Assembly approved Bill 226 on August 27, 2026, expanding retiree and pensioner discounts. Who qualifies, the schedule, and the $10,000 fines.
