http://www.bananamarepublic.com/2010/02/06/paging-martinelli-why-we-dont-do-business-in-panama/ Panama in all its Glory Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:04:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.bananamarepublic.com/2010/02/06/paging-martinelli-why-we-dont-do-business-in-panama/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Bob Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:54:42 +0000 http://www.bananamarepublic.com/?p=8#comment-34 Well said. My advice to anyone wanting to do business in Panama - RUN AWAY! Any foreign owned business here is simply a target - from the employees who run to the labor ministry to government departments asking for "donations" under threat of closing you down. As you say, the legal system is simply a joke and contracts are totally worthless. I've never encountered such ingrained corruption. I've seen many very wealthy businesses open in Panama, most of them closing within a year. The playing field is not level and you can't fight the system - unless you want to pay everyone holding their hand out - and there's a long line. Well said. My advice to anyone wanting to do business in Panama – RUN AWAY! Any foreign owned business here is simply a target – from the employees who run to the labor ministry to government departments asking for “donations” under threat of closing you down. As you say, the legal system is simply a joke and contracts are totally worthless. I’ve never encountered such ingrained corruption. I’ve seen many very wealthy businesses open in Panama, most of them closing within a year. The playing field is not level and you can’t fight the system – unless you want to pay everyone holding their hand out – and there’s a long line.

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