Thursday, November 04, 2010
Happening Panama City
An IMF Report says Panama is going to have
the fastest growth of all Latin America until 2015
There is more in a Newspaper from Trinidad
..... Panama has emerged, according to the Latin Business Index, as the Latin American country with the best business climate going past Chile for the top spot this year.
Information from Panama’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, through a publication titled Panama Guide revealed that direct foreign investment grew by 26 percent in the first part of this year and companies have invested approximately US$1.1 billion to open new businesses in Panama in just the first six months of 2010.
Such a performance shows up the need to accelerate efforts to complete the Central America- Caricom Free Trade Agreement and this was one of the major points made by economist Jwala Rambaran in his summary of the conference, titled “The Way Forward”.
Information from Panama’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, through a publication titled Panama Guide revealed that direct foreign investment grew by 26 percent in the first part of this year and companies have invested approximately US$1.1 billion to open new businesses in Panama in just the first six months of 2010.
Such a performance shows up the need to accelerate efforts to complete the Central America- Caricom Free Trade Agreement and this was one of the major points made by economist Jwala Rambaran in his summary of the conference, titled “The Way Forward”.
Monday, November 01, 2010
Canadian Snowbirds come taste the most expensive coffee in the world for FREE !
PARTY INVITATION TO
WELCOME BACK CANADIAN SNOWBIRDS!
As Director of both Spanish Panama and of the Canadian Association of Panama I'd like to invite our Spanish students and former students to a free Canadian Association Snowbird welcome at Pangea Restaurant on Thursday, Nov 18 at 7:00pm.
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David Young also a Director has arranged that everyone will be treated to a free taste of the most expensive coffee in the world. (As a coffee lover I really want to check this out to see if it is also the best coffee in the world ! Vancouverites in Canada are paying $20 a cup for this stuff so I suspect they're paying this for a reason.)
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Also, there will be free perfume samples for women, advice on finding a maid in Panama as well as other treats at Pangea this night, so this is a win-win night.
There'll be a "Tombola" (lottery) drawn and tickets are a few dollars each so you can win a yacht tour for EIGHT of your friends.
We just finished Canadian Thanksgiving in which proceeds went to FANLYC, a charity for children with cancer. This event's goal is to help Panama with its blood bank shortage.
Anyone interested can also join the Canadian Association for $20 as the goals for 2011 are pure fun and charity.
See you at Pangea's Nov 11, 7pm. See Newsroompanama(dot)com for more details. Please email us back to RSVP.
Have a good day,
Joseph Ennis, Director, Spanish Panama
Joseph Ennis, Director, Spanish Panama
Tel: (+507) 6590-2007 or 213-3121 open 8:30am-8:30pm http://www.spanishpanama.com//
Location - In the heart of Panama City, in El Cangrejo (next to the main business district)
Via Argentina, Bdg Americana, #1 (across from Subway Restaurant)
Student accommodation options; http://www.hostelspanama.com/
Enjoying Panama means Learning Spanish!
Welcome Back Snowbirds
… to the flavor of Panama Geisha FRIDAY, 29 OCTOBER
The social scene withDra Lourdes Quijada
The theme of the November social function organized by the revitalized Canadian Association of Panama(Canap) will be“Welcome Back Snowbirds” …. and what a welcome it’s going to be.
When it starts to look like this , it's time to head south. A free bottle of wine at the event to the first person who correctly identifies the location
After a successful Thanksgiving Dinner raising money for FANLYC (Fundacion Amigos del Nino con Leucemia y Cancer), attracting support from Canadian Corporations, and a host of local businesses, Canap plans to keep the momentum going by helping those who missed out on the earlier festivities get back into the swing, reacquaint themselves with old friends, and meet some new.
There will be a fun and event packed evening at Pangea Restaurant in El Cangrejo on Thursday November 18. All are welcome, and there’s no cover charge.
The night will be full of surprises, starting with a small gift for all ladies attending and Happy Hour prices. There will also be an opportunity to learn about some of the legal twists and turns that an expat can encounter, from property titles to hiring a maid, from Newsroom columnist and lawyer Yasser Williams Arosemena.
A highlight of the evening will be a Geisha coffee tasting event arranged by Frank Tedman MacIntyre of Palo Alto, a coffee growing company founded by his grandfather who left Ontario Canada over 100 years ago, to start growing coffee in Boquete after seeing an advertisement in a Canadian newspaper.
Panama’s Geisha coffee is famed around the planet and for six successive years has led the world in taste tests and, in March of this year, at the annual on line auction. recorded the highest price yet for a pound of beans: over $170. Orders of 50 lbs a time were snapped up by buyers in Japan and Europe.
A cup of Geisha coffee in places like Japan can be as high as $40.
The evening event is open to all Canadians and those from Panama and elsewhere who would like to meet people from the land of snowbirds.
The fun starts at 7 p.m. and there will be a tombola for a four hour yacht cruise for up to 8 people, valued at $500 . It comes courtesy of Canadian owned Panama Sailing School.
There will also be an opportunity to register for the “Blood for Everyone” Campaign.
During the evening there will be a brief outline of some of the future plans of the Association and the new benefits to be introduced. New and existing members can sign up for 2011, and gain some additional benefits and surprises, so don’t get left out.
Snowbird: A person from northern climes, (including northern states in the US) who heads south for the winter when the first hint of frost or the first snowflake arrives.
