Panama Reopens Licensing for Barge Supply Operations

The move aims to boost transparency and competition in Panama’s bunkering market. Image Credit: PMA Panama has lifted a 2019 restriction on the marketing and sale of bunker fuels, lubricants, and petroleum products using barges and other floating...

Panama’s Children’s Hospital on Alert Due to Blood Shortage

The Blood Bank at Dr. José Renán Esquivel Children’s Hospital is currently facing low blood supply levels. This compromises the medical care of pediatric patients who require constant transfusions. Given this situation, the institution is urgently...

Iakov Goldovskiy Biography: An Entrepreneur in the Petrochemical Sector

Profile of a business figure whose expertise bridges finance, chemistry, and international development. Iakov Goldovskiy is an entrepreneur and owner of the Austrian Petrochemical Holding company. He was born on February 26, 1962, in Kryvyi Rih...

Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative a Trojan Horse for Economic Dominance?

When China’s massive Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) launched in 2013, I was a great admirer. On paper, it was—and remains—the most ambitious infrastructure project in human history, a modern-day Silk Road stretching from Asia to Europe, Africa and...

US Threatens Sanctions against Countries Including Panama That Support the Net Zero Framework

The U.S. administration has issued an ultimatum to members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO): Countries that vote in favor of the “Net Zero Framework” could face economic, immigration, and trade sanctions. The NZF, driven by...

WashU–Fudan Tops Financial Times Global EMBA Ranking For The First Time

Washington University’s joint EMBA program with Fudan University in Shanghai is the Financial Times’ top global EMBA program of 2025. WashU photo The Washington University-Fudan University Executive MBA has taken the No. 1 spot in the world in the...

Tilray Medical Announces Expansion Plans in Panama, Strengthening Global Cannabis Leadership and Accelerating International Growth

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Will Peru’s Chancay Port be the next ‘Panama moment’ for China?

Observers are optimistic that China and Peru will be able to avoid a “Panama moment” over the joint Chancay Port project, despite further political turmoil in the Latin American country. Dina Boluarte’s presidency came to an end after less than...

Daily Business Report: Monday, October 13, 2025

By Deborah Brennan | CalMatters California has taken a hit due to the slip in international travelers who want to visit the states. But San Diego is bucking the trend. While foreign air travel is dwindling throughout California, San Diego...

Panamanians highlight impact of IX Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba

Professor Gabriela Rosas emphasized that the opportunity to participate in this forum was an opportune moment to recognize the example of the triumphant Revolution of 1959 and its dignified resistance to the criminal economic, commercial, and...

Oceans are getting roiled while the fabric of world trade gets tattered: It mustn’t go too far

Marine piracy has evolved from rogue adventurism to a systematic assault on entire economies. Today, the fate of trade is held hostage by two bullies, one each from the East and West, determined to reverse half a century of progress and wield the...

Astaroth Banking Malware Exploits GitHub for Hosting Configuration Files

McAfee’s Threat Research team recently uncovered a sophisticated new Astaroth campaign that represents a significant evolution in malware infrastructure tactics. This latest variant has abandoned traditional command-and-control (C2) server...

October 13, 2025

Cover Image of Robert Schwaller’s African Maroons in Sixteenth-Century Panama In today’s post, Ashley Everson, a managing editor of Global Black Thought (the official journal of AAIHS), interviews Robert Schwaller about his new article, “Free...

Astaroth Banking Trojan Abuses GitHub to Remain Operational After Takedowns

Oct 13, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Financial Security Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign that delivers the Astaroth banking trojan that employs GitHub as a backbone for its operations to stay resilient in the...

UAE-hosted IUCN Congress Day Four advances ocean, food, and finance agendas with landmark announcements and high-level dialogues

Key partnerships, flagship reports, and high-level dialogues position the UAE as a catalyst for transformational conservation action Day Four of the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 placed the spotlight on scaling ocean solutions,...

UAE Joins 14-Nation Coalition For Open Trade Push

(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Abu Dhabi has become the newest member of a 14-country initiative called the Future of Investment and Trade Partnership, a coalition committed to defending“open and free” trade in response to rising global protectionism....

Panama to host next World Protected and Conserved Areas Congress…

The Congress is the premier global forum for setting the agenda for protected and conserved areas. It brings together leaders and experts from governments, civil society, Indigenous Peoples, academia, and the private sector to develop and advance...

Former Panama President Pérez Balladares: “I Am Convinced That It Is Absolutely Necessary to Reopen the Mine.”

Former President Ernesto Pérez Balladares believes there needs to be a proposal for the future management of the mine, an activity that contributes greatly to the economy. Pérez Balladares made no secret of his position regarding this project,...

"We plan to start exporting Japanese pumpkins to the U.S. in early 2026"

Panama is strengthening its role as a reliable supplier of tropical fruits and roots in global markets, supported by a climate that enables year-round production. While other countries in the region face disruptions from rain or drought, the...

Celebrities: Death in September 2025

Dhimitër Anagnosti, 89, Albanian film director (The Return of the Dead Army, Përralle Nga e Kaluara) and politician, minister of culture (1992–1994) and MP (1991–1996). Jimmy Bone, 75, Scottish football player (Partick Thistle, St Mirren) and...