BAC Invests $4.2 Million in Panama

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CEO Jaime Moreno explained they based their decision in the expectative that Panama will continue growing as a center for international financial transactions.

“We had to change the institution to reflect the market’s current demand”, he told newspaper Panamá América.

BAC also plans to expand by installing branches within PriceSmart supermarkets.

Source: pa-digital.com.pa

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