Panama rakes in $1.14 billion foreign investment in first half

Foreign direct investment in Panama reached $1.14 billion in the first half of the year, reported Roberto Henríquez, the industry and trade minister.

The $1.14 billion amounts to a 26 percent increase on the same period of this year.

The increase “shows the confidence that investors have in Panama in the context of the world economic recovery,” said Henríquez.

Original source (in Spanish): AFP