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Panama Employee Employer Tax Laws Rates

Taxes and other deductions required from employee paychecks. Like most countries, Panama requires foreigners employed by companies or households to have a work permit issued by the Ministry of Labor...

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Beginner’s Guide to Overseas Investment

Investing overseas can prove to be a great way to diversify your portfolio. If that’s something you’re looking to do, there are a few things you will want to sort…

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Real Estate

TOP Things to Consider When Buying or Renting Property in Kenya

TOP Things to Consider When Buying or Renting Property in Kenya Finding the perfect home can impact almost every aspect of your life. Now, imagine that you’re about to move…

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The LX Factory: Lisbon’s Little Brooklyn

Ironic mustaches, high-waisted shorts, and angst. When I left New York earlier this year to move abroad to Lisbon, I thought these things were in my rearview mirror for good.…

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No Visa Option – The Perpetual Tourist

I have only considered that a foreigner must apply for one of the numerous residency options available through attorneys if they plan to make Panama their new home. A recent visit to Volcan caused me to re-think these residency options. Of course, I knew there were ‘renegades’ that had chosen NOT to apply for residency for some reason, but I never really considered it a way of life.

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Panama: Hot Spot for Solar Energy

Sarigua Solar Park is the First Utility-Scale Solar Plant Installed in Panama. “Latin America is one of the world’s most dynamic solar power markets, and we are excited to demonstrate our skill building utility-scale distributed clean energy generation projects on budget in this key geographical region,” said Camilo Patrignani, CEO of Greenwood Energy

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Getting to San Pedro from Cancun

If Mexico is your go-to spot for a tropical getaway, but you’d like to see what Belize is all about, there are plenty of day trip options from Cancun to…

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Puerto Rico begins taxing Airbnb and other sharing sites

Governor Ricardo Rosselló Nevares signed Bill 1133 into law, which begins taxing all digital platforms like Airbnb, Homeaway, etc. These sharing sites are now being hit with the same very…

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How To Live Abroad For Free

Like many twenty-somethings of my generation, I fantasized about traveling the world, living abroad in exotic locations – fearing the concept of feeling tied down. Freedom is the ultimate commodity,…

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Panama

Panama’s Green Investment Visa

A new trend in recent years in the USA and the EU has been alternative clean investments to protect the environment and provide clean energy. Such investments reduce pollution while…