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For internationally mobile families, succession planning is rarely about selecting a single legal structure. The challenge is to balance ownership, control, income, governance and succession across generations, often while assets and family members are spread across several jurisdictions.

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean predicts that the region’s per capita Gross Domestic Product will repeat last year’s result and grow by 4 per cent in 2005. ECLAC reports that the region’s economy grew by 5.5 per cent in 2004, a figure which has surprised everyone and is the region’s best result since 1980.

Digitalization has transformed every aspect of our lives; from the way we work to how we relate to money and manage our personal finances.

There is an increasing awareness in Latin America of a clash between liberal democracy and populism and there is no greater proponent of the latter than Hugo Chavez.

Last year I wrote an article related to tax residence in Panama. On such article I mentioned that the OECD would be closing loopholes and forcing countries and subsequently Banks, to do more due diligence on their clients ...

So excited are the left-wing media at the apparent ease with which the legitimate right to privacy can now be breached, that absent from the extensive coverage of the Panama Papers leak...

The Nevis Multiform Foundation, governed by the Nevis Multiform Foundations Ordinance of 2004, is a legal structure that shares features of both a legal entity and a trust, given its flexibility to adopt or transform into different corporate forms. Together with the Nevis trust, the foundation is a robust corporate vehicle option for asset protection.

The second bridge to be built over the Panama Canal at a cost of $100,000 million, and called the Centenary Bridge, is a fine sight.

We all know that Panama has a privileged geographical position, nestled between the two America's and a stone's throw away from the Caribbean.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is a cartel conformed by the countries of the European Union, plus Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Switzerland and the United States.

La digitalización ha transformado todos los aspectos de nuestras vidas, desde la manera en que trabajamos hasta cómo nos relacionamos con el dinero y gestionamos nuestras finanzas personales.

La Fundación Multiforma de Nevis (Nevis Multiform Foundation), regulada por el Nevis Multiform Foundations Ordinance de 2004, es una estructura jurídica que tiene rasgos similares entre una persona jurídica y un fideicomiso, por su flexibilidad de adoptar o transformarse en distintas formas societarias. La fundación junto al Fideicomiso de Nevis, es una opción de vehículo corporativo robusto para la protección de activos.

Offshore financial centres need thick skins. Not only are they under constant criticism from the governments of developed countries, those individuals who don’t use their facilities are, generally speaking, less than flattering in their views of them as well.

In today’s international tax environment, marked by increasing transparency and regulatory scrutiny, the selection of an offshore jurisdiction can no longer be based solely on traditional tax benefits. Within the practice of wealth planning and multinational structuring, factors such as operational efficiency, regulatory burden, tax neutrality, and legal flexibility have become decisive.

The Republic of Panama enacted Law 526 of 2026, which introduces economic substance requirements for Panamanian entities that are members of multinational groups and that derive passive income from foreign sources. The statute, effective as of fiscal year 2027, does not apply generally to all Panamanian companies or foundations, but only to those that meet the specific requirements set forth therein.

This note is intended to provide introductory information about Panamanian companies, the types of companies available in Panama and some key advantages of using Panamanian companies.