International Living's Rolodex: Contacts in Panama
International Living’s Panama Office, tel. (507)212-0344; fax (507)212-3771; e-mail: Panama@InternationalLiving.com.
Health Care
Hospital Paitilla, Avenida Balboa 53; tel. (507)265-8800.
Farmacia Arrocha, Calle Aquilino de la Guardia (building address); tel. (507)223-4505. This is a 24-hour pharmacy.
Dr. Chang, Via Espana y via Porras (building address); tel. (507)223-9510 or (507)223-4590; mobile (507)626-3913. If you need an emergency prescription, try Dr. Chang.
Banking
Trust Services, S.A. ( Derek R. Sambrook), P.O. Box 6-3685, Estafeta El Dorado, Panama, Republic of Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)269-2438 or (507)263-5252; fax (507)269-4922; e-mail: marketing@trustserv.com; website www.trustserv.com. Licensed and supervised by the Superintendency of Banks in Panama since 1981, this respected firm specializes in offshore corporations and trust formation, providing a wide variety of services to professional firms and individuals.
National Bank of Panama (Banco Nacional de Panama), P.O. Box 11181, Panama 6, Republic of Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)263-9000; fax (507)263-9514.
Banco Nacional de Panama, P.O. Box 5220, Zona 5, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)263-5151; fax (507)264-7155.
Banking Association of Panama, P.O. Box 4554, Zona 5, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)263-7044; fax (507)263-7783.
Banistmo, P.O. Box 6-3823, El Dorado, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)269-5555.
Banco General, P.O. Box 4592, Zona 5, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)265-0303; fax (507)265-0206.
Banco General de Panama, P.O. Box 7659, Zona 5, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)263-6800; fax (507)263-8033.
Banco Bacional de Panama, P.O. Box 5220, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)269-2966; fax (507)264-7155.
HSBC Bank, Aquilino de la Guardia Street, Panama (building address); tel. (507)263-5855; fax (507)263-6009.
Citibank, P.O. Box 555, Zona 9A, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)236-4044; fax (507)236-1025.
Pribanco, P.O. Box 7322, Zona 5, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)265-3444; fax (507)265-3838.
BankBoston, P.O. Box 5368, Zona 5, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)265-6077; fax (507)265-7400.
Attorney
Rainelda Mata-Kelly LL.M. Law Offices (Rainelda Mata-Kelly), Suite #406-407, Torres de las Americas, Tower B 4th Floor, Punta Pacifica (building address); P.O. Box 0818-00534, Panama, Panama (mailing address); tel: (507)380-0606; fax (507)264-2868; e-mail: info@mata-kelly.com or rmk@mata-kelly.com.
Living in Panama
The American Society of Panama, e-mail: info@amsoc.org; website www.amsoc.org. This group is a non-profit, charitable organization. Membership is comprised of U.S. and Panamanian businesses, retirees, U.S. Embassy personnel, and Panama Canal Authority personnel.
Business
KPMG, P.O. Box 5307, Panama 5, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)263-5677; fax (507)263-9852; e-mail: kpmgpma@sinfo.net; website www.kpmg.com.pa. For help with just about any topic related to doing business in Panama.
Chamber of Commerce of Panama, Avenida Cuba No. 33a, Panama City (building address); P.O. Box 74, Panama 1 (mailing address); tel. (507)25-0833 or (507)27-1233; fax (507)64-8513.
American Chamber of Commerce of Panama, Box 168, Balboa, Ancon (mailing address); tel. (507)69-3881; fax (507)23-3508.
American Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Panama, P.O. Box 128, Balboa Ancon, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)269-3881; fax (507)223-3508.
U.S.-Panama Business Council (Panama), Global Bank Tower, Calle 50, piso 22, Oficina 22F, Panama City, Panama (building address); tel. (507)269-2178; fax (507)269-0534; e-mail: cicyp@sinfo.net.
U.S.-Panama Business Council (USA), Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington D.C. 20004-3021; tel. (202)312-1645; fax (202)312-1646; e-mail: information@uspanama.org; website www.us-panama.org.
ANDE Foundation, P.O. Box 74, Zona 1 (mailing address); Panama Chamber of Commerce Building, No. 33A-18, Cuba Avenue, Panama (building address); tel. (507)225-7949; fax (507)225-7989.
Certified Public Accountants Association of Panama, P.O. Box 64793, El Dorado (mailing address); Unicentro Building, 42nd Street, Bella Vista, Panama (building address); tel. (507)227-0007; fax (507)225-6651.
Colon Free Zone Users Association, 18th and 46th Streets, Colon Free Zone (building address); tel. (507)441-4244; fax (507)441-4347.
National Association of Cattlemen (ANAGAN), P.O. Box 6494, Zona 5, Panama (mailing address); 32nd Street, Balboa and Mexico avenues (building address); tel. (507)225-1236; fax (507)225-1237.
National Association for the Conservation of Nature, ANCON building, P.O. Box 1387, Zona 1 (mailing address); Panama or Alberto Navarro Street, El Cangrejo (building address); tel. (507)314-0060; fax (507)314-0061.
Panama Banking Association, P.O. Box 4554, Zona 5, Panama (mailing address); 15/F Banco Union Building, Samuel Lewis Avenue, Panama (building address); tel. (507)263-7044; fax (507)263-7783 or (507)223-7630.
Panama Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture, P.O. Box 75, Zona 1, 33-A-8 (mailing address); Cuba and Ecuador avenues, Panama (building address); tel. (507)227-1233 or (507)227-4615; fax (507)227-4186 or (507)225-3653.
Panama Industrialists Union, P.O. Box 64798, El Dorado (mailing address); Ricardo J. Alfaro Avenue, Panama (building address); tel. (507)230-0169; fax (507)230-0805.
Panama Maritime Chamber, P.O. Box 5036, Cristobal, Colon (mailing address); 11th Street and Bolivar Avenue, El Templo Masonico Building, Colon (building address); tel. (507)445-0155; fax (507)441-5480.
Panamanian Business Executives Association, P.O. Box 1331, Zona 1 (mailing address); or 42nd Street and Balboa Avenue, Panama (building address); tel. (507)227-3511; fax (507)227-1872.
Panamanian Construction Chamber, P.O. Box 6793, Zona 5 (mailing address); 19 Auilino de la Guardia Street, Panama (building address); tel. (507)265-2500; fax (507)265-2571.
Panamanian Credit Association, P.O. Box 6852, Zona 5 (mailing address); 31st Street at Mexico and Justo, Arosemena avenues, Panama (building address); tel. (507)215-7002; fax (507)215-7005.
Panamanian Engineers and Architects, P.O. Box 7084, Zona 5 (mailing address); Ateneo Building, Manuel Espinosa Batista Avenue, Panama (building address); tel. (507)269-7734; fax (507)223-7235.
Panama Exporters Association, P.O. Box 6-6527, El Dorado (mailing address); Ricardo J. Alfaro Avenue, Panama (building address); tel. (507)230-0169; fax (507)230-0805.
Panamanian Insurance Company Association, P.O. Box 7465, Zona 5 (mailing address); 46-113 Bella Vista, Venezuela and 45th Streets, Panama (building address); tel. (507)225-9475; fax (507)225-8259.
Private Enterprise National Counsel, 19 Aquilino de la Guardia Street, Panama (building address); tel. (507)260-6959. Panamanian government agencies
Embassies and Consulates
Embassy of Panama (in the United States), 2862 McGill Terrace N.W., Washington, D.C., 20008; tel. (202)483-1407; fax (202)434-8413.
Panamanian Consulate (in the United States), 1212 Avenue of the Americas, 10th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10036; tel. (212)840-2450; fax (212)840-2469.
Other Useful Contacts
Autoridad de las Region Interoceanica (ARI), Amador, Edificio #1113, Apartado No. 2097, Balboa, Ancon, Panama (building address); tel. (507)211- 9700; e-mail: ari@sinfo.net.
Ministry of Agriculture Development, P.O. Box 5390, Panama 5 (mailing address); Altos de Curundu (River Drive), Panama City (building address); tel. (507) 232-6254; fax (507)232-5044.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, P.O. Box 9658, Panama 4 (mailing address); Peru Avenue at Cuba Avenue, 31st and 2nd Streets, La Loteria Building, Panama City (building address); tel. (507)360-0600; fax (507)360-0663.
Ministry of Education, P.O. Box 2440, Zona 3, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)315-7300; fax (507)315-7397.
Ministry of Finance and Treasury, P.O. Box 7304, Zona 5; Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)264-4133; fax (507)264-5388.
Ministry of Foreign Relations, Zona 4, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)211-4100.
Pro-Panama, tel. (507)225-2282.
Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, P.O. Box 2441, Zona 3, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)260-9087; fax (507)279-0602.
Ministry of Planning and Economic Policy, P.O. Box 2694, Zona 3, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)269-4133; fax (507)264-5388.
Ministry of Public Works, P.O. Box 1632, Zona 1, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)232-5333; fax (507)232-5776.
Colon Free Zone Administration, P.O. Box 1118, Colon Free Zone (mailing address); tel. (507)445-1033; fax (507)445-2165.
Comptroller General of the Republic, P.O. Box 5213, Zona 5, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)210-4777.
Immigration and Naturalization Department, P.O. Box 9643, Zona 9, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)227-1077 or (507)227-1227; fax (507)227-1227.
Edemet (Electric Company), P.O. Box L, Balboa, Panama (mailing address); Albrook building 807 (building address); tel. (507)315-7222.
Elektra (Electric Company), P.O. Box 08330202, Plaza, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)227-1787.
National Banking Commission, P.O. Box 1686, Zona 1, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)210-1036; fax (507)210-1036.
National Institute for Aqueducts and Sewage, P.O. Box 5234, Zona 5, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)264-1515 or (507)223-8640.
Cable and Wireless, tel. (507)882-2102; website www.cwpanama.com.pa.
National Legislative Assembly, P.O. Box 3346, Zona 4, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)212-8300; fax (507)262-5165.
Panama Canal Authority, Balboa, Ancon (mailing address); tel. (507)264-0714.
Panama Stock Exchange, P.O. Box 87-0878, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)269-1966; fax (507)269-2457.
Panamanian Tourism Bureau, P.O. Box 4421, Zona 5, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)226-7000; fax (507)226-2544.
Public Registry, Postal Registry, Entrega General 9A, Panama City (building address); tel. (507)226-3000.
Social Security Administration, P.O. Box 697, Zona 1, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)261-7555; fax (507)261-2208.
Statistic Department, P.O. Box 5213, Zona 5, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)210-4800.
Transport Department, tel. (507)290-0547; fax (507)290-0516.
Ditcher and Neira, Marketing Consultant, P.O. Box 6-7373, El Dorado, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)264-3466; fax (507)223-1174.
Jaime Porcell and Asociados, P.O. Box 4760, Zona 5, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)226-0438; fax (507)226-7390.
Grupo Ariston, P.O. Box 944, Zona 9A, Panama (mailing address); tel. (507)226-1276; fax (507)226-5275.