tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-217143 2009-11-27T18:55:29-05:00 Up to the minute economic information about Panama for the investor. I filter through all the information and distill it down to what you need. Research and Commentary: Investment climate-Law and Government-Environmental Issues- Marketing and Sales-Valuation and Acquisition-Master Planning-Property management TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0f0f53ef0120a6e36070970b 2009-11-27T18:55:29-05:00 2009-11-27T18:55:29-05:00 Panamapundit I was pleased to read the latest report from the Trump Ocean Club titled, Quarterly conference call for investor. The project continues to make great progress in sales and construction, now reaching 94% sold. Some highlights: • Sales from January...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?a=WOytmRMlU8E:2DpEx0e35nQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2009/11/quarterly-report-shows-continued-success-for-trump-ocean-club.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0f0f53ef012875c79410970c 2009-11-22T20:06:16-05:00 2009-11-22T20:06:16-05:00 Panamapundit An article in International Properties caught my eye because it listed the penalties for noncompliance in reporting bank accounts, corporations and other structures by U.S. citizens. I like the way each noncompliance starts out as "A penalty for failing to...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?a=WKVtyDhOk50:40TO8m4rpFo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2009/11/irs-penalties-for-noncompliance.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0f0f53ef012875c78a70970c 2009-11-22T19:57:04-05:00 2009-11-22T19:57:04-05:00 Panamapundit The financial magazine LatinFinance General Bank awarded "Best Bank in Panama in 2009" in its latest edition of the Bank of the Year awards, results published in the November issue and on its website www.latinfinance.com. To choose the best banks...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?a=25fx-x2Q6r4:BiyyKJd9lgI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2009/11/banco-general-awarded-best-bank-in-panama-in-2009.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0f0f53ef012875c7877a970c 2009-11-22T19:54:10-05:00 2009-11-22T19:54:10-05:00 Panamapundit According to an article in La Prensa, Panama is rated just behind the U.S. in compliance with money laundering regulations. The enforcement staff report conducted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), based on a review of compliance with its...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?a=aQnCzgT2GgI:eTfrj4R3d1w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2009/11/panama-among-the-best-according-to-financial-task-force-fatf.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0f0f53ef0120a6c5cf4c970b 2009-11-22T19:49:32-05:00 2009-11-22T19:49:32-05:00 Panamapundit The son is a lot more down to earth than his father in these difficult times for developers. From International Property Journal. In an interview with CityscapeConnect, Donald Trump, Jr., the executive v.p. of development and acquisition for his father’s...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?a=F69WjlJ4L3M:_VfUqfl5YPw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2009/11/great-advice-for-buyers-and-developers-from-donald-trump-jr.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0f0f53ef012875c66ee7970c 2009-11-22T14:21:49-05:00 2009-11-22T14:21:49-05:00 Panamapundit They will have to tax a lot more than just elective cosmetic surgery in order to pay down the debts being incurred, but at least it may help Panama. Come on down! From Russia today Desperately seeking money to pay...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?a=FtdQ1kIjw9E:6GQxqBTeOFo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2009/11/new-us-tax-on-cosmetic-surgery-may-drive-more-business-to-panama.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0f0f53ef0120a6c4b2bf970b 2009-11-22T14:16:29-05:00 2009-11-22T14:16:29-05:00 Panamapundit 100 years ago this came out in the papers in America. What I find most interesting is the estimated cost of construction. An upbeat annual report by the Isthmian Canal Commission was released yesterday by the War Department, and included...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?a=RvMD-uRfBxk:wAF7yTpAPCE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2009/11/cost-of-canal-to-go-to-375-million.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0f0f53ef0120a6c4ac81970b 2009-11-22T14:07:35-05:00 2009-11-22T14:07:35-05:00 Panamapundit I know many of my readers are flying enthusiasts like myself so I wanted to share information about a fascinating aircraft I have been watching for some time come to fruition. Imagine a craft that lands on both land and...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?a=NtmzHt0cRzs:v8c-hiBw-Tc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2009/11/lets-go-flying.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0f0f53ef0120a6a426d9970b 2009-11-15T23:21:56-05:00 2009-11-15T23:21:56-05:00 Panamapundit This post is part important marketing information and part shameless self promotion, both of my genius at web design, copy-writing and marketing and to get your eyeballs on my projects new website. I have struggled over the years with getting...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?a=xSu-6NNJphI:3e-8wkrKFG8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2009/11/sams-tips-on-residential-project-marketing-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0f0f53ef012875899325970c 2009-11-12T13:23:39-05:00 2009-11-12T18:14:08-05:00 Panamapundit Several U.S. advocacy groups are climbing on the band wagon to try force Panama to become more compliant in their tax information exchange. The have names such as "Tax Justice Network" and "Public Citizen", names which would indicate they are...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?a=IBEiEzl1gtg:bvTKOWxRzPg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2009/11/tax-injustice-network-says-panama-is-a-grubby-little-tax-haven.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0f0f53ef0120a687ab3e970b 2009-11-12T12:26:45-05:00 2009-11-12T12:26:45-05:00 Panamapundit Although this may initially look like a put down of Panama it is actually a very positive aspect of the country. Were not talking about Panama being a pain in the ass, although many would argue that it is, were...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?a=UEf5QbNtpCU:wZgNxn7Iyno:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2009/11/panama-1-on-sore-butt-index.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0f0f53ef0120a687a152970b 2009-11-12T12:14:59-05:00 2009-11-12T12:14:59-05:00 Panamapundit Although much of what I post deals with economic issues and their affect on business, the fact is for those looking for quality of life and low cost of living, no place can beat Panama for retirement IMO. Forbes came...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?a=ATvH1UhdZ9A:6kDkdr4Midg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2009/11/panama-make-forbes-top-10-retirement-haven-hit-list.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0f0f53ef0120a68758c5970b 2009-11-12T11:00:30-05:00 2009-11-12T11:00:30-05:00 Panamapundit Although this does not directly affect Panama yet, it is of such importance that I wanted to share it with my readers. Bob Bauman wrote a great overview of what is going on in his Offshore Blog. Excerpt: Americans (and...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?a=4Y2IF-2AGn8:XLPG88yzd6Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2009/11/an-alarming-commentary-in-the-wall-street-journal.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0f0f53ef0120a6789600970b 2009-11-11T08:37:04-05:00 2009-11-11T08:37:04-05:00 Panamapundit The $600 million mega project, Los Faros was announced back in 2006 with much fanfare and held up as additional proof that Panama was the choice of major project developers from around the world. With over 2000 apartments and a...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?a=9TLQI7-MDJo:90U7zf4bzmI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2009/11/los-faros-nonprogress-report.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0f0f53ef01287570d2fd970c 2009-11-10T14:16:28-05:00 2009-11-10T14:16:28-05:00 Panamapundit One would think that with fewer ships being used worldwide the demand for repairs of those in operation would be higher, but as this story points out, ship owners just don't have the money to repair their vessels. Wilfredo S....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?a=5hhuoTkLWZk:jHRAMikkWAQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2009/11/panama-shipyards-down-25.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0f0f53ef01287570cbb8970c 2009-11-10T14:08:54-05:00 2009-11-10T14:08:54-05:00 Panamapundit Panama’s credit-rating outlook was raised to positive by Standard & Poor’s, putting the Central American country on the cusp of an investment-grade rating, as tax increases and faster economic growth help keep the budget deficit in check. Read the rest...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?a=e1cH7ZT6vEg:o5pOKnOPohU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2009/11/panama-debt-rating-raised-to-positive-by-sp-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0f0f53ef01287570b091970c 2009-11-10T13:55:23-05:00 2009-11-10T13:55:23-05:00 Panamapundit I have posted on this company before because I find it fascinating that a sport fish can be farm grown in deep water. The fact that it is being accomplished here in Panama makes it even better, Interesting read from...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?a=r5hgfT2k0Mc:7CNPjCuuGms:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2009/11/-deep-sea-aquaculture-startup-in-panama-prepares-for-harvest.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0f0f53ef0128756f96bc970c 2009-11-10T09:23:13-05:00 2009-11-10T09:23:13-05:00 Panamapundit I am very happy to see that the government still plans on implementing the flat tax system. This will be a big boon to business and a simplification of the existing and confusing tax system currently in place. La Prensa...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?a=o_KBsrXCUjo:jrKfctRF7ks:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2009/11/flat-tax-back-on-track.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0f0f53ef0120a6660afa970b 2009-11-09T10:20:24-05:00 2009-11-09T10:20:24-05:00 Panamapundit A reader sent me this article on Dubai world and the sad story of the bust of one of the grandiose residential real estate projects of all time. Read the complete story at Time.com Depending on your point of view,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?a=UpZKLTWzZR8:iUHPhBvBMw4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2009/11/the-end-of-the-world.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0f0f53ef0120a6485963970b 2009-11-01T18:06:03-05:00 2009-11-01T18:06:03-05:00 Panamapundit The Economist weighs in on the OECD issue in a "fair and balanced" way, pointing out the main issues and the argument Panama puts forth in order to maintain its sovereignty. Key excerpt: Mr Martinelli cannot be seen as buckling...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?a=8BkttjRFzDc:Lv83PcwS9mU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/primapanama/_panama_residential_devel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2009/11/cleaning-up-panamas-financial-reputationthe-economist.html