“What bank do you recommend in Panama?” That’s one of the most frequently asked questions I receive. I get it at least a couple of times a week… The honest answer? None. Panama currently has 78 banks. Of those, 29 have international licenses; 49, including the 2 government banks, have general licenses. I’ve dealt personally […]
The offshore world is fast moving. Ever-changing legislation, regulation, incentives, bureaucracy, and market fundamentals mean that the best places to open an offshore bank account, base a business, or establish backup residency, for example, one month are not necessarily your top choices the next. As we stand at the start of New Year 2017, where […]
I’ve just returned to Panama City following our Live and Invest in Mexico Conference in Tulum this week. It was my first visit to the Riviera Maya region in four years. Most everything is as I remember it… the beach, the water, the palm trees… with three important differences. First, the value of the peso […]
Why would you want to buy a piece of real estate overseas? That was the starting point for the discussions that have taken place throughout this week’s Global Property Summit down here in sunny Panama. The big advantage of real estate anywhere is that it’s a hard asset, a real and long-term store of wealth. […]
Arriving this week from the colonies to the point where explorers took off to discover them, Lief and I were met by big numbers of Old World tourists. This is peak season in Southern Europe, and Lisbon airport, when we passed through, was packed with holidaymakers, most from the British Isles. Lisbon airport was crowded […]
Now I just can’t go anywhere without that sacred cell I think that I might die if I miss anything at all Text me, send me an e-mail, link me up, give me a call I’m ADD on AOL tryin’ to read the writing on the wall –Jimmy Buffet, “Everybody’s On The Phone” This weekend […]