Stock Exchange integration on the Isthmus coming soon

An integrated Central American Stock Exchange could start to operate next year, said the president of the Panama Stock Exchange

Friday, August 29, 2008

Regulatory and technical obstacles will be resolved, probably in the next few months, clearing the way for a single trading platform for Panama, Costa Rica and El Salvador, said Ricardo Arango in an interview during a conference in Panama City yesterday.

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