Juan Carlos Varela

FIFA World Cup trophy tour stops in Panama

The Boeing 737-300 that is transporting the FIFA World Cup Trophy landed here on Friday

Apr 07, 2018, 14:54 PM IST

Panama papers: Law firm partners Mossack, Fonseca arrested

The two main partners of Mossack Fonseca, the Panamanian law firm at the centre of the so-called `Panama papers` scandal, were arrested on Friday, a media report said.

Feb 10, 2017, 12:23 PM IST

Japan to finance $2.6 bn monorail in Panama

Japan on Wednesday agreed to finance a $2.6 billion monorail Panama intends to have built by 2022 as an extension of its young metro system, the Panamanian government said.

Apr 21, 2016, 04:42 AM IST

Panama president vows tax cooperation with OECD

Visiting Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela told a Japanese news agency today that his country would cooperate with an OECD initiative to share tax information in the wake of the "Panama Papers" scandal.

Apr 18, 2016, 21:20 PM IST

Panama squirms as `Panama Papers` scandal keeps expanding

A week after the first revelations from the Panama Papers, the government of Panama was on Monday stepping up a PR blitz to dissociate the country from the expanding scandal.

Apr 12, 2016, 03:21 AM IST

Panama pledges to work with France to fight money-laundering

Panama`s President Juan Carlos Varela assured his French counterpart Francois Hollande in a phone call Friday his country was committed to cooperating in the fight against money-laundering, his office said.

Apr 09, 2016, 00:42 AM IST