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German Investors Interested in Panama

Don Limón, a German food company, seeks to buy banana, pineapple, melon and watermelon from Panama.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Andrés Shindler, owner of the company, toured various plantations, looking for producers able to export to Europe. This company sells around $28 million per year, and buys from Mexico, Costa Rica and Brazil.

Javier Calvo, Panamanian ambassador in Germany, added that several German energy companies are interested in investing in Panama's energy market, especially in wind and solar power.

Source: Prensa.com

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