Italy aims to step up investment in Panama

Italy's ambassador in Panama, Placido Vigo, forecast substantial growth in Italian investment as Panama develops as a logistics center of the Americas.

Friday, June 13, 2008

Two Italian consortiums are taking part in the bidding for the third set of locks on the Panama Canal.

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Panama awaits more than US$20 billion in investment

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Panama can look forward to more than US$20 billion in public and private-sector investment over the next two years, economist Guillermo Chapman said at a business forum organized by the Indesa consultancy.

"This figure does not include the development of Howard [the former US base] or real-estate investment in other areas," Chapman added.

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