Panama City is hosting what organisers touted as the region's answer to Davos, as political and business leaders gather to tackle Latin America's persistent economic challenges amid growing concerns over rising poverty and middle-class stagnation.
Hundreds of leaders and experts at the International Economic Forum Latin America and the Caribbean, organized in Panama by CAF, the PRISA Group and WIP, debate the challenges faced by the region, the energy transition,
Traditionally, when US secretaries of state make their international debuts, they travel to major US allies and offer bromides about working together.
By treating the countries of the region as if they were still banana republics that would bend over backward to fulfill the U.S. government’s wishes, Trump gravely underestimates their power as a
Panama has owned and administered the Panama Canal for nearly three decades. President Trump wants to change that to counter growing Chinese influence in Latin America.
Former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli, who has sought asylum in the Nicaraguan embassy, and about twenty others will be tried starting Monday in Panama ... He has been traveling in Latin America and meeting with political leaders since January...