French companies have invested over $700 million so far, and the figure could reach over $2 billion.
Hughes Goisbault, French Ambassador, remarked that France can’t miss being in a country that grows as fast as Panama, far more than its Central America neighbors.
As the article in AFP reports, “the Panamanian Economy has grown at an average 7% over the past 5 years, and will grow 5% in 2010”.