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Thousands attend inauguration of enlarged Panama Canal

After nine years of construction work, the enlarged Panama Canal has been officially inaugurated.

26/06/2016

Europe News

EU launches official one-year inquiry into Panama Papers scandal

The inquiry committee will have 65 members and will report back in one year

08/06/2016

Panama

Panama babies born with microcephaly linked to Zika

The health ministry in Panama has confirmed the birth of four babies with microcephaly.

05/05/2016

Business Line

The consequences of the Panama Papers

Panama Papers leak has dominated the news headlines over the past week with new names and details emerging every day. I'm off to film

13/04/2016

Panama

Panama Papers: Police raid HQ of law firm Mossack Fonseca

Police have raided the offices of Mossack Fonseca – the law firm at the centre of the ‘Panama Papers’ leaks scandal – to search for any evidence of

13/04/2016

World

Panama Papers lessons

Panama is at the centre of a global hurricane sparked by the leak of a huge list of documents which have become known as the “Panama Papers”

08/04/2016

Business Line

Panama's financial secrets and the new Tesla Model 3

Over recent years after the 2008 financial crisis the some of the world’s biggest banks paid billions in fines for helping wealthy clients evade

06/04/2016

Economy

'Panama Papers:' How are taxes avoided and assets hidden?

Holding money in offshore companies is not illegal. But in the wake of the “Panama papers” leak, it is claimed there is evidence of funds being

04/04/2016

Europe News

Transparency campaigners warn against inaction on offshore tax schemes

The Panama Papers was the biggest data leak in history. Consisting of more than 11 million emails and files from a law firm specialising in offshore

04/04/2016

Panama

The Panama Papers: a British problem? A British crisis?

“There are no safe havens for tax evaders and no-one should be in any doubt that the days of hiding money offshore are gone.” So says Britain’s tax

04/04/2016

Panama

Panama Papers summary: the financial secrets of the global elite

A cache of more than 11 million secret documents has cast a light on the financial dealings of some of the world’s richest and most powerful people

04/04/2016

Panama

Panama Papers: biggest leak in history published by German newspaper

Details are emerging from a giant leak of confidential documents: the so-called Panama Papers. Eleven million records expose the offshore holdings

03/04/2016

Panama

Panama: supreme court orders detention of ex-President Martinelli

Panama’s Supreme Court has ordered the provisional detention of former president Ricardo Martinelli amid accusations he illegally spied on his

22/12/2015

Panama

Engineers flood newly-expanded Panama Canal section

Engineers have started to flood a newly enlarged section of the Panama Canal aimed at allowing larger ships to use the waterway. The work, which

12/06/2015

Panama

Obama and Maduro meet for first time amid US-Venezuela tension

President Obama briefly met his Venezuelan counterpart for the first time on the margins of the Summit of the Americas in Panama. Greatly exceeding

12/04/2015

Panama

Historic US-Cuba talks between Obama and Castro

Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro have made history by holding the first formal, face to face talks between leaders of the United States and

12/04/2015

Panama

Obama and Castro make history with US-Cuba talks

Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro have held the first formal face to face talks between leaders of the United States and Cuba in more than half

11/04/2015

Panama

President Barack Obama and Raul Castro set to meet at the Summit of the Americas

Day two of the Summit of the Americas opened in Panama City where President Barack Obama and Cuba’s Raul Castro are due to hold their first formal

11/04/2015

Panama

Cuban government supporters and opponents clash in Panama

Scuffles broke out on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas in Panama between supporters and opponents of the Cuban government. Prominent

11/04/2015

Panama

US and Cuba make history as Obama and Castro shake hands

Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro have made history – shaking hands in a symbolically charged gesture as they seek to restore ties after

11/04/2015

Panama

US holds potential game-changing cards at Americas summit

The 7th Summit of the Americas, to be held in Panama City, Panama, this Friday and Saturday, has been cited as historic and problematic. Cuba is

09/04/2015

Focus

Panama: European SMEs' gateway to international markets

18/06/2014

Panama

Earthquake of 6.8 magnitude strikes off Panama

13/05/2014