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The President of Panama Pacific Special Economic Zone Visits Toplogis

Published - June 3,2010
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Mr. Ricardo Diaz, Director of Promotion Division of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Panama, Mario Luis Cucalon D'Anello, Ambassador of Panama in China, and Mr. Javier Pariente, President of Panama Pacifico Special Economic Area, and Mr. Miguel Clare, General Manager of Panama ICT electronics industry and logistics service industry visit Taiwan to hold an investment briefing session to attract ICT electronic companies to invest in Panama. In the afternoon, they visited Toplogis. The Panama Pacifico Special Econimic Area, formerly known as the Howard US military base, has been transformed into a high value-added economy business service town. The new towns are actively attracting technology industries. Not only do the town has modern airport construction and facilities, the private sector has also invested hundreds of millions dollars to upgrade the communication facilities in the region. Five underground optical fiber cables mainly located in Panama provide the best telecommunication connection in Latin American countries to strengthen the infrastructure of its service-oriented economy. During this trip, personnel from the Panama Pacific Special Economic Zone visited Farglory Free Trade Port and Toplogis to share experience and lay the foundation for future cooperation.