Business Council to Launch Southeast Chapter With July 15 Event

U.S. Commercial Officer in Panama a Bridge to Georgia

U.S. Companies Lag in Latin America’s Largest Free Trade Zone

Georgia Tech Considering Logistics Program, Presence in Panama

Panama Native Gains Logistics Savvy With Georgia Tech Executive Degree

Canal Expansion to Benefit Panama as East-West Trade Grows, Ambassador Says

Panama Projects Plow Ahead as FTA Idles in Congress

Subcontractors Should Approach Panama Canal Bidders Now

Ports Authority Aligns With Suez, Renews Pact With Panama Canal

Alberto Aleman Zubieta, CEO, Panama Canal Authority
In September 2006, a month before a nationwide referendum in Panama that would determine the fate of the proposed canal expansion, Mr. Aleman made the case for expansion at an Atlanta conference.  The referendum on the $5.25 billion project easily passed.
VIDEO Part 1 - Description of expansion plans
VIDEO Part 2 - Impact on Panama as a gateway for global trade

Luis Hall, President, U.S. Panama Business Council - Southeast
VIDEO: Panama Day’ Coming to Atlanta

Nicholas Kuchova, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy, Panama City
VIDEO: Commercial Officer a Savannah-Panama Bridge

William Eaton, U.S. Ambassador, Panama
VIDEO Part 1 - U.S. Ambassador William Eaton projects benefits for both countries if and when Congress ratifies the free trade agreement.

VIDEO Part 2 - U.S. companies are well-positioned to participate in projects related to the $5.25 billion expansion of the Panama Canal, which will increase container traffic through ports on the U.S. East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico.

VIDEO Part 3 - Panama posted double-digit growth last year and is working to improve its schools and infrastructure. Now, the country is at a "tipping point" between future prosperity and the corruption and weak civil institutions of its past.