FIT Consulting Installs in Panama

From the country, the global business consulting firm expects to bill about $6 million a year in services to Latin America and the Caribbean.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009


©image: FTI Consulting, Inc.

FTI Consulting, a global company listed on the NYSE, has located its base of operations for Latin America in Panama. The focus of the company is providing services to Panamanian companies and banks, as well as other countries.

According Prensa.com, Frank Holder, an FTI executive, said: "Because of all the facilities that this country offers, including its monetary and financial system, we prefer to take care of regional customers from Panama."

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