Panamainfo’s Blog

 Folks,

Below is the link to an article by Simon Black, a knowledgeable  ex-pat who explains why Panama will  be the capital of Latin America beating out other candidates like Miami ( which was the de facto capital) Sao Paulo, Santiago, Mexico City etc.

I agree with him but I would go further and say Panama is destined  be the Capital of the Americas- which includes not only Latin America but also the Caribbean and North America.

One factor which he does not mention, is that the major reason in my opinion Miami will no longer be the de facto capital is 9/11. Since 9/ll no international business can get visas for its employees to the US with any consistency. This is a deal killer for businesses. This  is the major reason Miami is ceasing to be the business capital of Latin American and the Caribbean and Panama is in the process of taking it’s place.

He also does not mention an important new development which is Panama’s new President Martinelli, a successful business man dedicated to improving the lives of all Panamanians who has put together an effective,honest  team which is briskly making the changes Panama needs from top to bottom.  His goal is for Panama to be “the best place in the world to do business” and he is dead serious.

http://www.sovereignman.com/expat/the-capital-of-latin-america/#more-370