PANAMA – Fintech
Introduction Financial intermediation is one of the fundamental pillars of the Panamanian economy, it represents about 7.2% of GDP, financial and banking services in Panama have been characterized by their…
COSTA RICA – Ricardo Rodríguez has been elected as President of the APPICR
(March 16 2022, Ricardo Rodríguez, associate attorney of CENTRAL LAW in Costa Rica, was elected unanimously by associates gathered in assembly, as the new President of the Association of Intellectual…
PANAMA – Legal Framework for the Use of Cannabis
Law No. 242, regulates the medical and therapeutic use of Cannabis in Panama. Among the most relevant aspects included in this law, we can mention: The permitted purpose of Cannabis…
COSTA RICA – Approval of Bill for Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp usage
On January 27, 2022, President Carlos Alvarado Quesada partially vetoed Bill No. 21,388, "Cannabis Law for medicinal and therapeutic use and hemp for food and industrial use." Said veto made…
NICARAGUA – Towards Electric Mobility
First and foremost it is important to make it clear what it is we are talking about What is the electric mobility? Electric mobility makes use of one or more…
COSTA RICA – Digital Nomads
As of last year, the Costa Rican government approved its digital nomad visa, as a result of being a paradisaic country, with its white sandy beaches, outstanding flora and fauna,…
COSTA RICA – Partial Veto in the New Cannabis Law
On January 13th of this year, the Costa Rican Congress approved Bill No. 21,388, "Cannabis Law for medicinal and therapeutic use and hemp for food and industrial use" in its…
REGISTRY OF HOME TESTS to detect SARS-CoV-2
Through Executive Decree No. 5 of January 24, 2022, MOH authorizes the self-applied tests to detect COVID-19, and confirms that the competent entity for their registration will be the Gorgas…