The thesis analyzes the role of Panama in international trade. The first chapter is dedicated to basic information about Panama. It describes its history and briefly describes the specifics of Panama's market. The second chapter discusses the business environment, its general characteristics. Its main ingredient is a special tax regime, because of which Panama is considered as a tax haven. It analyzes the economic situation in Panama and it is dedicated more to two major pillars of the economy of Panama, the Panama Canal and the Colon free zone. It focuses on potential investment opportunities in Panama, which are stimulated by tax incentives. Characteristic of the social environment focuses on the facilities of Panama's population as workforce and education level in the country. It describes the evolution of culture and Panama is characterized by its cultural peculiarities of the universal cultural dimensions of Hofstede. Also describes specifics relating to business dealings and activities associated with it. The technological environment draws attention to the technological amenities of the country, the government organizations that are specialized to promote its activities in this area. The third chapter deals with foreign trade of Panama. It describes the national strategy designed for the years 2004 to 2009, government institutions supporting the Panamanian foreign trade and agreements that Panama has signed for development of foreign trade. It also discusses evolution foreign trade indicators in 2008. The last chapter focuses on trade cooperation between Panama and the Czech Republic.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:76463 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Creators | Saganová, Lucia |
| Contributors | Gullová, Soňa, Müllerová, Františka |
| Publisher | Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Slovak |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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