Construction in Panama increases by 52%

The construction sector in Panama recorded a total investment of 104 million dollars in the first eight months of 2008.

Friday, October 17, 2008

This figure represents a 52% increase regarding the same period last years, the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic revealed.
It is a given that the sector will exceed last year's record, despite the "international financial and economic crisis," said Michael Fernandez, economic director of the Panama Chamber of Construction.

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