Abstract: Panama adopts an open foreign investment policy. Since China and Panama established diplomatic relations only recently, there are still a small number of direct investment projects by Chinese enterprises in Panama. Starting with an analysis of Panama’s investment environment, this paper draws on evaluations and research findings from authoritative international institutions to sort out Panama’s location advantages and characteristics. These include general location advantages, as well as special location advantages such as the headquarters economy, the Colón Free Trade Zone and the Pacific Special Economic Zone. It also conducts a comprehensive analysis of how Chinese enterprises respond to the above location advantages. On this basis, the paper further discusses the difficulties and challenges faced by Chinese enterprises in conducting direct investment in Panama, and puts forward corresponding countermeasures and suggestions.
Authors: Chen Taotao, Jin Ying, Zhang Li, Kou Chunhe
Published in: Journal of International Economic Cooperation, Issue 10, pp. 10-19, 2018