WHY PANAMA

• Highest predicted GDP growth in Latin America for 2008 (International Monetary Fund)
• 2nd lowest predicted inflation rate in Latin America for 2008 (International Monetary Fund)
• Lowest inflation rate in Latin America over the last 20 years
• #1 retitrement destination in the world six years in a row (International Living Global Retirement Index)

• Second largest Free Trade Zone in the world after Hong Kong
• Second largest number of off-shore corporations in the world after Hong Kong
• 77 million baby boomers retiring over the next ten years - 4% expected to retire in Latin America!
• Highest rating for tourist safety from the prestigous Pinkerton Intelliegency Agency (same rating as U.S.)
• Infrastructure far ahead of the rest of Central America
• Clean, drinkable water throughout the county
• Official currency is the U.S. $
• Only 2.5 hour plane ride from Miami
• Daily direct flights from L.A., Newark, Atlanta, Houston, and Miami
• Panama has world-class medical facilities - at prices far less than the U.S.
• Panama in the banking center of Latin America, with over 90 banks represented from 35 different countries
• Bank loans are widely available to foreigners in Panama, with interest rates comparable to the U.S.
• Panama has perhaps the best retirment benefits program in the world
• Numerous programs exist to assist foreigners in obtaining permanent residency in Panama quickly and easily (in as little as 4 months)
• Panama has a stable democracy and strong poltical ties to the U.S
• Real estate prices that are still far below those of Costa Rica and other traditional Latin American tourist and retiree destinations