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Though Panama’s real estate prices still have a ways to go (down!) in order to be at all competitive within the global market, we here at Finca Buena Vida are proud to say our prices haven’t changed in years.
Why? Not greed. Nor delusion. Just good pricing.
We started this project five years ago with reasonable […]

I always knew we had something good going on here on Dolphin Bay, Bocas del Toro, Panama with our titled oceanfront real estate opportunities for sale, but now those in the know have put us in their top 10 list of retirement communities in Panama.
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And with Forbes naming Panama among the Top 10 […]

According to a report of major economic indicators to be released later this month by the Comptroller’s Office, Panama had 462,000 tourist arrivals during the first quarter of 2009, a 6.4% increase over the same period last year. These numbers will come out hot on the heels of a visit President-elect Ricardo Martinelli is currently […]

The consulting firm Indesa has estimated that Panama’s economy grew by 3% during the first quarter of 2009. Later this month the Comptroller’s Office will release the official numbers. But if these estimates are correct, Panama will continue to have one the highest GDP (gross domestic product) growth rates in the entire Latin American region.
The […]

According to the IMF (International Monetary Fund), Panama is in a position to be more insulated from the economic crisis that is devastating Latin America and the rest of the world, with the fund forecasting a 0.5% shrinkage in the region, while Panama is forecast to grow by 3% in 2009. This is great news […]

According to the Signatures of Foreign Policy and AT Kearny and as reported on CNN Espanol, Panama is now considered to be the most globalized country in Latin America. Panama’s financial services sector has long been on the global radar, as has the Panama Canal and it’s international role in global trade and commerce, but […]

Well, it appears folks are still out and about looking for their future, regardless the world’s economic woes - finca buena vida’s residential project of titled land for sale has just welcomed two new neighbours. Lot 1 - Phase Three has been sold, and hot on it’s heels Lot 5 - Phase Two found a […]

With all the bad news numbers flying around these days - stock market indices, foreclosures, unemployment, deficits and debt, it’s with great pleasure that I am able to announce some happy numbers.
The 2008 tourism stats for Panama are in and, with a 12.7% increase over 2007, Panama had 1.6 million visitors last year.
No […]

One more reason to consider Panama if you are looking for a place that your investments can ride out the economic tsunami that Allan Greenspan masterminded and George W. helped proliferate…
Coming in second only to Chile in all of Latin America and 58th worldwide, Panama moved up one ranking from last year’s World Economic […]

Two more huge transnational corporations have chosen Panama as the headquarters of their Latin American operations. The Caterpillar company, as well as Sony Corp. are the latest in a continuing pattern of international corporations viewing Panama as the preferred location for Latin American operations. Panama’s fast growing economy, coupled with the dollar currency, English […]