As Don Winner says in this informal report on the cost of living in Panama today, this is the first question people ask, how much does it really cost to live in Panama ? While the report below does not mean to be an extensive oe even vaguely scientific study, it does give a pretty [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Expat Issues'
Cost of Living in Panama Report No 1
August 5th, 2012 · No Comments · Boquete Tips, Expat Issues, Panama General
Account with HSBC in Panama?
July 25th, 2012 · No Comments · Boquete Tips, Expat Issues, Panama General
Breaking News: HSBC will close all Panama operations by 4th quarter 2012. http://www.theindonesiatoday.com/breaking-news/indonesia-news/18729.html
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IMMIGRATION Changes in the pipeline May 2012
May 22nd, 2012 · No Comments · Boquete Tips, Expat Issues, Panama General
This was just posted from Panama City- FLASH – New Executive Order Makes It Easier To Obtain Permanent Residency Status in Panama Monday, May 21 2012 @ 07:14 PM COT Views: 3,347 By DON WINNER – Wow. Today Executive Order 343 of 16 May 2012 was published in the Official Gazette, “that creates within the [...]
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HUGE plug for COPA Airlines and Panama on Bloomberg today 28/08/2011
August 29th, 2011 · No Comments · Expat Issues, Panama General
You know Panama is figuring large in the minds of our friends up north ( the USA) when there was such a clear , unvarnished PLUG for COPA airlines ( and the ensuing discussion re the growth of Panama generally) on Bloomberg radio ( NYC) today. Very interesting indeed folks! http://www.bloomberg.com/radio/
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Evaluating the Panamanian Reforestation Residency Visa Programs-The “Teak Visa”
August 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Expat Issues, Panama General
How to Evaluate Panamanian Reforestation Residency Visa Programs (A “Teak Visa”) Contributed by: Don Winner — Teak investments in Panama fall into two general categories: a. permanent residency visa programs; and b. standard, profit-oriented timber investment opportunities. Reforestation visa programs can make money if selected carefully, but their primary purpose is to obtain a residency [...]
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The “process” of getting Residency in Panama
July 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Boquete Tips, Expat Issues, What People Say About Us
We often see this question on the various Panama and Boquete Forums, ” Where do I start with the process of applying for residency ?” If you have visited Panama and decided you do indeed want to spend some time here as a resident ( and yes, it does have its advantages) then first off [...]
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For US citizens considering expatriation
June 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Expat Issues
More Americans Are Renouncing Citizenship By CATHERINE RAMPELL The number of Americans who are renouncing their citizenship has been climbing in recent quarters. Take a look at the chart below, courtesy of Andrew Mitchel, an international tax attorney who has been manually tallying the lists of expatriates published in the Federal Register. The chart below is [...]
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Health Matters!
May 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Boquete Tips, Expat Issues
An important article regarding Health Care for all those considering living in Panama, written by a long term resident here in David. http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2011/04/15/who-is-your-angel/ Thank you to Don Ray for this article.
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Comments on the New and Proposed Changes to Panama’s Mining Laws
March 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Expat Issues, Panama General
Those who live in Boquete know about our long standing tradition – The Tuesday Morning Meeting ( at the BCP theater space) in Boquete. Every week we cover topics of interest to those living in Panama. Last week we had Rodrigo Marciaq – Local Boqueteno ,speaking about the new and proposed changes to Panama’s Mining [...]
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The “Living Overseas” experience.
January 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Expat Issues
Doing this map made me realize that I have a definite ‘bent’ towards living in different places. visited 55 Countries (24.4%) Create your own visited map of The World
