Banco General of Panama Begins Operations in Costa Rica

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Federico Albert, vice president of international banking, said that this branch will provide business services and also serve the personal banking segment.

Hassel Fallas, in his article in the Nacion website, wrote: "The entity has $30 million in capital to start working here as a commercial bank. Alberto Sauter is the general manager.
The new banking firm hired 40 people and it foresees that each new branch will create 10 additional jobs."

Source: Nacion.com

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