Panama has authorised the export of copper concentrate from First Quantum's Cobre Panama mine, which has been shut for the past two years. The move boosted the Canadian miner's shares by 15% on ...

However, in 2024, GDP growth slowed to 2.9% due to challenges such as the suspension of activities at a copper mining company and recurring droughts that affected transit through the Panama Canal.

Panama has opened an investigation into a contract granted to Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison for the operation of two ports in the Central American country, Attorney General Luis Carlos Gomez said ...

Panama’s sweeping financial audit of CK Hutchison Holdings’ decades-long canal concession could provide the embattled Hong Kong conglomerate with an “acceptable” justification for ...