Friday, July 27, 2012

Global Businesses Moving To Panama

By Tyler Ramos


The Panamanian economy has been expanding exponentially in recent years: and the government has reported rates of approximately 8.5 per cent growth per annum. With such strong economic expansion going on, it is no accident that there are more and more multinational and transnational companies that are shifting there and opening up offices in Panama and trade in the country.

One of the reasons that companies are attracted to the country is that the banking system there is reliable and has not been subject to the closures and collapses that have been seen in many countries over the past couple of years. The stability that has been established there helps to give confidence to investors.

Another reason that many companies are also coming to the country is that the canal is being expanded and the vast amount of resources and personnel that are required to make that happen and continue on schedule means that there are huge business opportunities for many global companies. In fact, the current expansions are larger than the original canal project back in the early twentieth century.

The current Panamanian national government has been working hard to remove obstacles to investment in the country such as corruption and inefficient governmental practices and policies. This has been a deliberate approach by the government to make investment there a more attractive option for companies from around the world.

Another benefit to basing operations there is that it can act as a hub to North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean. This can make keeping up with operations that you have in different regions more efficient as well as more affordable. The country does not fall on an earthquake fault line or suffer from extreme weather and hurricanes such as some other countries in the same region either and this also helps to make operations and insurance easier too.

On top of the infrastructure and benefits that are put into place by the government, there are other things that can attract people to the country. Some of these things are the geographic location, which is effectively a hub between North and South America and Central America and the Caribbean. As well as this it is not an earthquake danger area and it does not have hurricanes or other natural disasters that are countries in similar regions are prone to.

The economy is increasing drastically and there is more investment than ever before. There are so many compelling reasons for multinationals to be based in the country and lots of companies are only now beginning to understand the benefits to doing business there.

The government of Panama is being very proactive in attracting multinational companies of all descriptions to move to the country and open their doors for business. Many companies are only just starting to become aware of the benefits that await them when they move their operations there and in the near future it is likely that even more big businesses will be land there.




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