Economía Digital
A bill seeks to create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies and the digital economy
Bill 247 proposes a framework for cryptocurrency use, incentives for crypto-asset companies, and a special tax regime regulated by the DGI.
Economía Digital
Criptoactivos, blockchain y marcos regulatorios de la economía digital.
Economía Digital
Panama Approves Concessions for Two New Fiber-Optic Submarine Cables
Two resolutions authorize 20-year administrative concessions to install and operate the CSN-1 and Trans Caribbean Fiber submarine cables in Panama.
Economía Digital
Cabinet Endorses Concession Adjustments Following the Claro and Cable & Wireless Consolidation
The Cabinet Council authorizes amendments and a concession termination agreement for telecommunications licenses in connection with the economic concentration between Claro Panamá and Cable & Wireless Panamá.
Economía Digital
Preliminary Bill 453 creates the legal status of the 'digital platform worker' in Panama
A preliminary bill submitted to the National Assembly on April 21, 2026 seeks to fill the legal gap faced by those who work for digital delivery, courier, and selective transport platforms in Panama, recognizing them as a special category of independent worker.
Economía Digital
National Assembly Rejects Panama's First Regulatory Framework for Artificial Intelligence
Bill 413, which proposed regulating the development and deployment of artificial intelligence in Panama under SENACYT supervision, was rejected by the Education, Culture and Sports Committee on April 15, 2026, and brought before the plenary on April 21 without advancing.
Economía Digital
Bill 308 opens solar energy to tenants and communities without their own rooftops
Bill 308 proposes allowing citizens without their own rooftops to generate solar energy from a site other than where they consume it and receive credits on their electricity bill, subject to regulations that ASEP must issue within twelve months.
Economía Digital
Bill 455 enshrines solar self-consumption as a legal right for households and SMEs
Bill 455 amends Law 6 of February 3, 1997 to recognize photovoltaic self-consumption as a right of regulated end users, with energy credits on bills, positive administrative silence and a ban on arbitrary barriers by distribution companies.