STANDPOINT by Atique Naqvi

Panama’s economy has weathered the storm of global volatility and continues to grow at a rapid pace, says Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez, the President of Panama. "The sense we are getting at this conference in Davos is that there is some optimism about the economic situation and about the future." The interview was published in the March 2015 issue of the Dubai-based magazine TRENDS - An International Magazine on Arab Affairs. Below is the jpeg file of the TRENDS magazine.

Being open to investors and different communities is key to fostering growth in this Latin American state, according to Ricardo Martinelli. "If interest rates, which have a tendency to go up do that, that presents some challenge to us. But, we have ample resources to weather out any difficulties", he said in 2011. The interview was published in the March 2011 issue of the Dubai-based magazine TRENDS - An International Magazine on Arab Affairs. Below is the jpeg file of the TRENDS magazine.