The international tender is expected to be made before the end of this year, said Juan Carlos Pino, manager of Tocumen S.A.
"Enrique Pesantez, a tour operator, believes the currency exchange service at the airport will undoubtedly help tourists in the country because few companies offer this service.
Many tourists come with the official currency of their country because they think they will be able to change it easily in Panama, but are then disappointed at the when they arrive at the airport. Tocumen connects daily with 60 cities worldwide, most of which use a different currency to the dollar", reported Prensa.com
Source: Prensa.com
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October 2009
Starting today, there is no entrance fee for participating in the wholesale dollar market.
Banks, financing companies, currency exchanges, stock brokers, corporations and individuals can buy and sell U.S. dollars electronically in this wholesale market.
From Nacion.com: "The minimum transaction volume is $1.000.
January 2011
Chilean Consortium Sonda SA won the tender to manage the new mass transit system.
The concession was granted to the firm for a period of ten years.
"Sonda is responsible for recharging the cards for access to Metro Bus as set out in the terms and conditions of the bid, once the card system becomes operational one thousand points of sale will be available, of which 10% will be run 24 hours a day," reported the article in Prensa.com.
May 2011
With the new version of their website for cell phones Copa airline now provides passengers access to the same functionality found on their current website.
Copaair.com cell phone version will be available immediately in Panama, making Tocumen International Airport the first in Latin America to accept cell phone generated boarding passes for international flights.
July 2010
The contract worth $15 million is for the financial administration concession of the Metro Bus service.
Panama's Land Transport Authority (ATT) will carry out the tender for financial administration of the capital’s Metro Bus system, a mass passenger transport system.
The main aim of the project is to replace the existing manual payment systems with a more flexible, secure and intelligent mechanism, probably based on contactless technology. The new system should be scalable such that other transport modes can be incorporated at a later date if required.
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