Effective on 2017, Panama takes a shot at insolvency reorganization processes

by Aristides Anguizola, International Associate, Morgan & Morgan To date, under Panama law (and ever since 1917[1]), any person that ceases to timely meet a payment obligation deriving from an act of commerce, can be subject to a liquidation process, whereby said person’s assets are liquidated by means of a judicial process in order to

The first transit

By Enrique de Alba Arango, Partner of Morgan & Morgan Law Firm On June 27 of the present year, a historic event for the Canal and the International Merchant Marine Registry of the Republic of Panama occurs. One day after the new locks of the Panama Canal were inaugurated with the transit of the container

Due Diligence: A challenge for the real estate sector of the Republic of Panama

Growth of the real estate industry in Panama in recent years is noticeable, not just locally but at a regional level as well. Iconic architectural works such as the Trump Tower, F&F Tower (popularly called the “Screw”) among others, attracts positive criticism from different actors in the business and associations in the construction, development and

World Bank Group launched Doing Business 2016

Partners Mercedes Arauz de Grimaldo and Ramon Varela, and associates Aristides Anguizola, Mayte Sánchez and Angie Guzmán, contributed in the Panama research process of the 13th edition of Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency, a publication of the World Bank Group that summarizes relevant issues that enhance business activity across 189 economies.  The

Alternative Investment Funds in Cyprus

By Marios Charalambides, MMG Trust (Cyprus) Ltd., subsidiary office of the Morgan & Morgan Group In July 2014 the Cyprus House of Representatives approved the enactment of the Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) Law of 2014. The Law aligns the Cyprus Alternative Investment Funds legal framework with EU Regulations, particularly with the EU Alternative Investment Funds

The security trust in financing the purchase of real estate

By Giselle Moncada, Associate, Morgan & Morgan, Chiriquí office The possibility of buying real estate rests normally on the capacity of an individual or company to acquire debt, reason why credit entities play an essential role in the success of the real estate market. Lately, we have noticed that in addition to the traditional loan

Taxation Newsletter, Fifth Edition, April 2015

We are pleased to share with you our Taxation Newsletter, Fifth Edition, April 2015. For further information do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected] [st_button text_color=”#ffffff” link=”https://morimor.com/wp-content/uploads/Plan/boletin_tax_vol5_eng.html” background=”#094933″ size=”btn” target=”_blank” icon=”arrow-circle-down”]Download[/st_button] Nos complace compartir con ustedes la Edición No.5, Abril 2015 del boletín informativo del Departamento Fiscal de Morgan & Morgan. Para mayor información

Real Estate Trusts in Panama: the new frontier

Marielena García Maritano, Senior Vice-President of Investment Banking, MMG Bank Corp., a member of Morgan & Morgan Group Growth of the real estate industry in Panama is evident everywhere. Skyscrapers that could very well be found in large cities such as Singapore, Hong Kong or Miami, rise proud in former residential and colonial areas of

Taxation Newsletter, Third Edition, March 2015

We are pleased to share with you our Taxation Newsletter, Third Edition, March 2015. For further information do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected]

Taxation Newsletter, Fourth Edition, March 2015

We are pleased to share with you our Taxation Newsletter, Fourth Edition, March 2015. For further information do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected] [st_button text_color=”#ffffff” link=”https://morimor.com/wp-content/uploads/Plan/boletin_tax_vol5_eng.html” background=”#094933″ size=”btn” target=”_blank” icon=”arrow-circle-down”]Download[/st_button] Nos complace compartir con ustedes la Edición No.4, Marzo 2015 del boletín informativo del Departamento Fiscal de Morgan & Morgan. Para mayor información