Felipe Chapman

Felipe Chapman

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Felipe Chapman is the Minister of Economy and Finance in a country that has recently conducted a significant treasury bond auction. Under his leadership, the ministry successfully allocated $310.45 million in treasury letters during the first auction of the year, demonstrating a robust demand that exceeded three times the indicative amount. His efforts are part of a broader strategy to diversify funding sources and strengthen the local financial market.

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Felipe Chapman is the Minister of Economy in Panama.

Consorcios Blackstone y SSA Marine ponen la mira en nuevos puertos panameños y proyectos en el Canal
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-09-24
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Felipe Chapman, the Minister of Economy and Finance, states that the deficit will be reduced even further.

Las razones y advertencias de S&P para mantener el grado de inversión a Panamá
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-09-23
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Felipe Chapman, the Minister of Economy and Finance, stated that the ratification demonstrates the results of financial discipline and debt management.

S&P ratifica el grado de inversión de Panamá en BBB- y mantiene perspectiva estable
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-09-23
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Felipe Chapman is the Minister of Economy and Finance criticized by Duke for not reviewing spending.

Luis Duke: ‘Si taquillar es fiscalizar, lo voy a seguir haciendo’
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-09-19
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Felipe Chapman, the Minister of Economy and Finance, stated that not making a decision does not make the problem disappear.

A favor de la mina, con cuatro condiciones
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-09-16
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Felipe Chapman is the Minister of Economy and Finance.

¿Qué es el cargo por tonelada del Canal y cuánto recibirá el Estado cada mes?
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-09-14
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Felipe Chapman, the Minister of Economy and Finance, emphasized the importance of both ratings and market opinions on Panama's credit risk.

Chapman admite que faltan medidas para mejorar el grado de inversión
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-09-12
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Felipe Chapman is the Minister of Economy and Finance who presented the budget for 2027.

El presupuesto 2027 incluye $37 millones para promoción y publicidad estatal
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-08-12
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Felipe Chapman is the Minister of Economy and Finance presenting the state budget for fiscal year 2027.

Chapman sobre la planilla estatal: ‘Mi deseo sería que no siga creciendo’
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-08-12
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Felipe Chapman is the minister of Economy and Finance to whom Mejía submitted his resignation.

Renuncia: Aurelio Mejía deja la Dirección de Presupuesto de la Nación
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-08-11
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Felipe Chapman signed a $60 million loan agreement with the World Bank to modernize and digitalize land registration in Panama.

Panamá firma préstamo con el Banco Mundial por $60 millones para modernizar y digitalizar el registro de tierras
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-08-11
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Felipe Chapman is the Minister of Economy and Finance who announced the dismissal of the accused individuals.

Los imputados de la operación Pandora permanecerán detenidos
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-08-06
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Felipe Chapman is the Minister of Economy and Finance in Panama.

Programa de bioetanol en gasolinas sigue suspendido y sin fecha para su reanudación
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-08-04
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Felipe Chapman is the Minister of Economy and Finance who will present the general budget to the legislative assembly.

Asamblea Nacional: vistas presupuestarias iniciarán el próximo 17 de agosto
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-08-04
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Jose Raul Mulino

Felipe Chapman announced the total replacement of the e-Tax system due to fraud with tax credits.

MEF reemplazará el sistema e-Tax tras fraude con créditos fiscales detectados en operación Pandora
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-08-03
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Felipe Chapman presented the General State Budget project for 2027.

Los ganadores y perdedores del proyecto de Presupuesto 2027: así quedó cada entidad
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-08-03
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Felipe Chapman, the Minister of Economy and Finance, explained that the proposal aims to facilitate access to housing for middle-income families.

Gremios prevén reactivación inmobiliaria con exoneración del ITBI sobre los primeros $120,000 del valor de las viviendas
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-07-30
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Felipe Chapman, the Minister of Economy and Finance, announced the elimination of the ITBI for the first $120,000 of new home purchases.

Viviendas nuevas no pagarán el Impuesto de Transferencia de Bienes Inmuebles sobre los primeros $120,000 de su valor
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-07-30
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Felipe Chapman is the Minister of Economy and Finance who presented the state budget for fiscal year 2027.

Presupuesto del Estado para la vigencia fiscal 2027 asciende a $35,111 millones
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-07-29
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Minister Felipe Chapman of Economy and Finance was involved in the ministerial commission assessing the audit results.

Ambientalistas piden rechazar auditoría de la mina por falta de sustento
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-07-29
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Felipe Chapman is the Minister of Economy and Finance who acknowledged serious irregularities in the tax collection entity.

Gobierno de Panamá admite ‘graves irregularidades’ en cobro de impuestos tras desfalco millonario
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2026-07-28
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Felipe Chapman is the Minister of Economy and Finance.

Víctor Castillo, de RM, dirigirá la Comisión de Economía de la Asamblea
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-07-27
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Felipe Chapman is the minister of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) who announced the separation of nine officials involved in the Pandora operation.

El MEF destituye a 9 funcionarios y ‘congela’ los créditos fiscales ligados a la operación Pandora
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-07-27
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Felipe Chapman is the Minister of Economy and Finance who discussed the budget proposal for 2027.

MEF anticipa mayor presupuesto para 2027 y Barclays advierte riesgos fiscales
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-07-26
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Felipe Chapman, the Minister of Economy and Finance, stated that the country's debt management operations have helped reduce the average cost of public debt.

Panamá refinancia deuda por $2,400 millones de euros y extiende pagos hasta 2031
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-07-23
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Felipe Chapman is the Minister of Economy and Finance who has indicated that the government's strategy is to reduce the growth rate of public debt.

Panamá acumula $61,526.8 millones en deuda pública
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-07-22
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