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Panama Canal Reports Strong Economic Health and a Vibrant Future During its Q3 Market Call
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 10, 2025
The Panama Canal provided the third quarterly market update, by highlighting key achievements and forward-looking strategies in a call hosted by Managing Director of Emerging Markets Corporate Research at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Anna Milne....
AMERICAS: Panama sees 19.8% increase in H1 bunker sales
Bunkerspot
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July 11, 2025
11 Jul In a report published yesterday (10 July) the NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) has claimed that the European Investment Bank (EIB) lent more than €7 billion between 2021 and 2024 for a range of ‘dirty transport projects’ that will increase...
UAE Hits Milestone with EU Delisting From High‑Risk Financial Watchlist
Arabian Post
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July 11, 2025
European Parliament approved the removal of the United Arab Emirates from its “high-risk third countries” list for money laundering and terrorist financing, a decision aligned with its earlier removal by the Financial Action Task Force in February...
Panama urges Chiquita's return after shutdown
Fresh Plaza
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July 10, 2025
Panama's President, José Raúl Mulino, expressed commitment to persuading U.S.-based Chiquita Brands to restore its operations in Panama following the company's closure during protests that reportedly caused over $75 million in losses. In the...
Bank of Nova Scotia: Buy, Sell, or Hold in July 2025?
The Motley Fool Canada
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July 10, 2025
Home » Investing » Bank of Nova Scotia: Buy, Sell, or Hold in July 2025? Bank of Nova Scotia is up 17% from the April low. Are more gains on the way? Posted by Andrew has an MBA and has been writing for The Motley Fool Canada since 2014. As a...
Panama national in Pensacola pleads guilty to federal passport fraud
Pensacola News Journal - Florida
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A 60-year-old Panama national living in Pensacola pleaded guilty to federal passport fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced July 10. Celso Javier Melgar obtained a Business and Pleasure Visa in 1998 and moved to the U.S. from Panama, and in...
Panama Canal Maintains Full Draft Through Dry Season
Ship & Bunker
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July 10, 2025
The Panama Canal has maintained its full 50-foot draft through this year’s dry season, avoiding the shipping disruption seen during previous years. Image Credit: ACP The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has confirmed it maintained its full 50-foot...
Cuban women are embracing extravagant nail art despite the country’s deep economic crisis. Long, decorated nails have become a popular fashion statement, even as daily life is marked by shortages and power outages.
Associated Press
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July 11, 2025
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban women are embracing extravagant nail art with many willing to spend the money to have extremely long and intricate nails despite the economic obstacles. While over-the-top nail designs have long been common elsewhere, in Cuba...
Panama’s national strike, state repression and US imperial interests: An interview with union leader José Cambra
LINKS
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July 10, 2025
Large sections of Panama’s working class have been mobilising since April in nationwide strikes and protests against the José Raúl Mulino government. Teachers were the first to walk off and have maintained an indefinite national strike for more...
Gov’t Welcomes Decision to Remove Jamaica and Barbados from EU Financial Risk List
Jamaica Information Service
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July 10, 2025
The Government has welcomed the European Parliament’s endorsement of the European Commission’s recommendation to delist Jamaica and Barbados from the European Union (EU) roster of high-risk third countries for anti-money laundering and...
Panama’s President Pushes for Chiquita’s Return After Massive Layoffs
Tico Times
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July 9, 2025
Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino pledged on Wednesday to do everything possible to convince U.S. banana giant Chiquita Brands to resume operations in the country, after the company shut down during a strike and protests that caused it millions...
Babak Jalali, Kamila Andini, Martin Koolhoven, Emily Atef & Yann Gonzalez Feature Projects Set For Venice Gap-Financing Market
Deadline
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July 10, 2025
Upcoming features by Babak Jalali, Kamila Andini, Martin Koolhoven, Emily Atef, Yann Gonzalez and Diego Lerman are among 67 projects selected for the 12th Venice Gap-Financing Market. The project incubator which is a component of the Venice Film...
PANAMA off the EU “Gray List”
Panama Now Online
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July 9, 2025
https://newsroompanama.com/2025/07/09/mulino-on-panamas-removal-from-the-european-unions-gray-list-it-was-a-titanic-effort/ Coclé: President José Raúl Mulino said he was “pleased” after Panama’s exclusion from the European Union’s list of...
Moody’s Confirmation of the Investment Grade is a Clear Sign of International Confidence in Panama’s Economic Potential
Newsroom Panama
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July 10, 2025
The Ministry of Economy and Finance reported this Wednesday that the international rating agency Moody’s Investors Service has confirmed Panama’s sovereign risk rating at Baa3, maintaining it within investment grade. The outlook remains negative,...
Panama Canal restores full draft amid global trade shifts
Port Technology International
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July 9, 2025
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has confirmed that the waterway is operating at full capacity, maintaining a 50-foot draft throughout the dry season. The update, delivered during the ACP’s third quarterly market call, marks a return to normal...
Commercial banking students help small businesses in Central America
Marquette Today - Wisconsin
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July 9, 2025
None of the students in Professor of Practice Dr. Kent Belasco’s class have ever met 19-year-old Nazareth Mendez, the woman on the screen at the front of the class. It is unlikely they ever will, nor will they ever buy her business’ products. Yet,...
U.S.A. shuts down Southern Border Ports to Livestock Trade due to further Northward Spread of New World Screwworm in Mexico
DGR News
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July 9, 2025: Tuesday (July 8, 2025), Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) reported a new case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Ixhuatlan de Madero, Veracruz in Mexico, which is approximately 160 miles...
UAE no longer on EU high-risk list: What it means for global finance and the region
Daijiworld News
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Daijiworld Media Network- Dubai Dubai, Jul 10 : In a major diplomatic and economic breakthrough, the European Parliament has officially removed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from its list of high-risk countries for money laundering and terrorist...
The UAE is no longer a financial risk in Europe’s eyes, here is what that really means
The Times of India
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July 10, 2025
In July 2025, the EU Parliament delisted the UAE from its high-risk list, after FATF grey listing in 2022 and EU designation in 2023/ (Representative Image) Delisted: The EU has formally removed the UAE from its high-risk AML/CFT list after...
Parlamento Europeo aprueba incluir a Venezuela como país de alto riesgo de lavado de dinero y financiamiento al terrorismo
KVIA - Texas
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July 10, 2025
Por Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español El Parlamento Europeo aprobó este miércoles incluir a Venezuela en la lista de países y territorios que la Unión Europea (UE) considera de “alto riesgo para el lavado de dinero y el financiamiento al...