More Infrastructure for Panamanian Free Trade AreaTuesday, April 12, 2011 A $75 million project known as Leona includes a trade center, storage facility and 9 buildings each with 15 or 16 commercial premises. The project's manager for developer Investor Continental Group, Daniel Cachafeiro, added that the increase in demand for new commercial premises is the reason for the expansion of the Colón "free zone" (Zona Franca or ZFA in Spanish) - an area receiving free or preferential tax rates. Private Equity In Central AmericaTuesday, January 26, 2010 The small economies of Central America dictate that small or regional investments are attracting the most private equity interest. Mark Bishop from The Provident Group explains that: "the problem with Central America was and remains, very fragmented economies, small markets and lack of experience with legal transparency –it makes putting capital in there just much more difficult– there is going to be a couple of selective opportunities but its still a difficult market to get your arms round...We thought there was going to be a lot more consolidation regionally". Quarterly Country Risk Report: June 2010Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Central American countries still need to improve their economic performance to reach investment grade ratings. On its Quarterly Country Risk report for June 2010, the Central American Monetary Council (SECMCA), notes that Moody’s Investor Service improved the foreign currency risk ratings for Guatemala and Nicaragua. For Guatemala, the criteria for this improvement included a stable macroeconomic environment, backed by prudent fiscal and monetary policies, and for Nicaragua improvement in debt indicators and low fiscal deficits. Venture Capital Companies in PanamaThursday, November 8, 2012 Designed to the exclusive group of sophisticated investors, venture capital companies will be exempted from some requirements, including certain information in prospectuses. Capital.com.pa reports on the characteristics of the new figure to appear in the securities market in Panama, focusing on the special investor characterized as sophisticated. Honduras: Sovereign Debt Rating Not ImprovedTuesday, February 11, 2014 The ratings agencies Standard & Poor's and Moody's have left the sovereign debt rating of Honduras unchanged. The rating agencies Standard & Poor's and Moody's have not changed the ratings of the sovereign debt of Honduras leaving it at Stable Negative B and B2 respectively, as reported for December 2013 by both agencies and published by the Central American Monetary Council (CMC). What the New Panama - China Relationship May BringTuesday, December 5, 2017 According to Moody's, the three most important agreements that will have the greatest impact on the Panamanian economy are those that have to do with investment, tourism and trade. An analysis prepared by the rating agency Moody's Investor Service details the positive consequences that could be seen in the medium term, from the new trade and diplomatic relations between Panama and the People's Republic of China. Guatemalan Debt Rating ConfirmedMonday, June 18, 2018 Citing a long history of fiscal and monetary policy characterized by prudent management, the rating agency Moody's maintained the country's credit risk rating in Ba1. From a statement issued by the Bank of Guatemala: S & P Downgrades El Salvador's DebtFriday, October 14, 2016 The ratings agency has reduced the rating for long-term sovereign debt from B + to B, arguing that political capacity to resolve the fiscal problem is shrinking. From a press release by Standard & Poor´s: |
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