Panama is known as an International Banking Center. Indeed, the number of local and foreign banks, which efficiently carry out their activities within the system, confirm this to be the case.

The Panamanian Banking Center is duly regulated and supervised, in accordance with the most modern laws and agreements, which meet international standards.

The struggle against money laundering has made it necessary to implement stricter controls, in order to prevent the wrongful utilization of the system, therefore the obligation to comply with the “know your client” norms, practices that now encompass directly and indirectly all of the system’s participants, including LAW FIRMS, auditors, and accountants.

Opening a BANK ACCOUNT IN PANAMA is easy, if and when all of the requirements demanded by the banks, such as banking and commercial references and the filling out of the corresponding banking forms, are fulfilled.

Very few banks allow OPENING BANK ACCOUNTS from abroad. These banks normally require a client’s personal documentation be duly legalized or with an apostille. A personal interview, in the majority of cases, is a primary requirement.

With a BANK ACCOUNT IN PANAMA you can carry out the transactions you require, receive, and make payments, drafts or transfers to all parts of the world, even in other currencies, other than the dollar, for example in euros.

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REAL ESTATE IN PANAMA

Panama’s economic growth in the last five years has exceeded 8% p.a., the construction industry contributing significantly to this situation. Indeed, new infrastructure, hotels, port facilities, highways, and recreational spaces have been constructed.

In the same manner, the construction of residential and office buildings, new urban projects in all price categories, and the great dynamism of the tourism segment, have contributed to the development of the supply and demand, which is currently evident in Panama.

In conjunction with our associated brokers, we offer the service of locating the residential or commercial real state, which best suits your needs. In this regard, CORBETTI & PARTNERS can provide advice, review your contracts, and carry out all of the corresponding tasks required by your real estate investment.

INVESTMENT IN PANAMA

Panama’s fast and sustained economic growth account for the fact that many economic sectors are currently experiencing robust expansion. We are confronted by a never before experienced economic phenomenon in our country, which has in turn triggered one of the strongest GDP-growth periods in our history.

This phenomenon is attributable to the implementation of adequate and sustained economic policies, without the change in governments having lead to significant variations, contributing in this manner to a substantial degree of continuity.

The existence of mega projects to be carried out, or being carried out, is not the only driver of the expansion the Panamanian economy is currently experiencing. It is also attributable to the solid performance of our exports sector, banking, tourism development, the growth in the supply of available services, the Colon Free Zone, and the development of the agricultural sector.

All this economic activity has also contributed to poverty reduction and to lower unemployment, which in turn has generated new growth cycles.

CORBETTI & PARTNERS can provide all of the advisory services you need for the development of your INVESTMENTS IN PANAMA, including those which take place through the securities markets, in association with Mossfon Asset Management, S.A., investment advisors and experts in the field of finance.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND REGISTRY OF BRANDS IN PANAMA

Panama is a country in which INTELLECTUAL RIGHTS on intellectual property and BRANDS, as well as all intellectual production, be it or not designed for industrial or commercial purposes, are protected.

At CORBETTI & PARTNERS we are specialists in AUTHOR AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, making it possible for us to provide the services you require to protect your rights and to combat PIRACY, including the necessary expertise to carry out all of the corresponding registries and to exercise the judicial and administrative actions which may be required.

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THE REGISTRY OF SHIPS AND YACHTS IN PANAMA

CORBETTI & PARTNERS has experience in the REGISTRY OF SHIPS AND YACHTS IN PANAMA, and is fully capable to register your ships and yachts in the OPEN REGISTRY OF SHIPS OF THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA.

It is recommended to effectuate the REGISTRY OF SHIPS IN PANAMA through a PANAMANIAN OFFSHORE CORPORATION or through a PRIVATE INTEREST FOUNDATION IN PANAMA, which allows you, at the same time, to both protect your asset and to adequately accomplish your wealth management objectives.

The low cost associated with the REGISTRY OF SHIPS IN PANAMA is one of the principal attractions of using the Panamanian ships registry. But it is also worth noting security that you can carry out actions and business related to the ships.

VISAS IN PANAMA, IMMIGRATION

Recently a new legal framework for the obtainment of VISAS IN PANAMA has been promulgated. Indeed, Law Decree No. 3 dated 22nd of February 2008, creates the National Immigration Service, the Immigration Career, and establishes other rulings.

The purpose of this new legislative framework is to expedite the request for VISAS IN PANAMA and to simplify the associated processes, in this manner gaining efficiency and transparency.

This law creates four (4) immigration categories: