{"id":15693,"date":"2025-03-05T10:17:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T15:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panamateakwood.com\/?p=15693"},"modified":"2025-03-06T11:34:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T16:34:49","slug":"sip-y-apex-piden-reglas-claras-en-panama-para-consolidarse-en-el-mercado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panamateakwood.com\/en\/sip-y-apex-piden-reglas-claras-en-panama-para-consolidarse-en-el-mercado\/","title":{"rendered":"SIP and APEX demand clear rules in Panama to establish themselves in the market."},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15693\" class=\"elementor elementor-15693\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52f3a14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"52f3a14\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec8033f\" data-id=\"ec8033f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62c6d9b elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"62c6d9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/panamateakwood.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/panamateakwood.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-theme-elements.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-124edcf elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/panamateakwood.com\/en\/.\/economia\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Economy<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51cd3db elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51cd3db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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View of one of the ports. Rom\u00e1n Dibulet | La Estrella de Panam\u00e1<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f8a709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f8a709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div id=\"\" class=\"portlet-boundary portlet-static-end content-viewer-portlet d_010_005 last full-access norestricted\"><div class=\"item_template D_RSS_INF2_SUB\"><div class=\"block-2\"><div class=\"lead\"><div class=\"article-cont\">The guilds agreed that the country has focused more on being an importer rather than an exporter. They insist that Free Trade Agreements have not been fully utilized either.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"portlet-boundary portlet-static-end content-viewer-portlet d_010_012 last full-access norestricted\"><div class=\"item_template D_LIVE\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"portlet-boundary portlet-static-end content-viewer-portlet d_010_003 last full-access norestricted\"><div class=\"item_template D_TXT\"><div class=\"paragraph text paragraph p_7\"><p class=\"p_1\">Panama is lagging behind in key areas to boost the local industry and attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), such as institutional strength and human capital, according to the 2025 Annual Economic Report of the Panama Industrial Union (SIP).<\/p><\/div><p class=\"p_2\">The report, titled Competitiveness and Growth: The Future of the Industrial Sector Amid New Economic Challenges, states that regional competition to attract FDI has intensified, and Panama is not among the top competitors.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p_3\">It details that in 2022, most of the FDI entering Panama came from the service sector, totaling $2.268 billion\u2014 a low figure compared to the $3.422 billion generated by the Dominican Republic in 2023. Similarly, FDI in manufacturing in Panama reached only $331 million in 2022, whereas Costa Rica managed $2.592 billion in 2023.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p_4\">During the presentation of the report, SIP President Ra\u00fal Montenegro criticized the fact that, despite the industrial sector being largely concentrated in food production (53%), Panama has become an importer of agri-food products instead of an exporting country.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p_5\">He explained that, according to the study, over the past 21 years, exports have dropped from $804 million to $402 million, while imports have risen from $595 million to $1.132 billion.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"paragraph text paragraph p_7\"><p class=\"p_6\">Montenegro stated that while the decline in exports can be observed by sector, the report shows that fish and seafood exports were around $413 million, but in 10 years, they have dropped to just over $152 million.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div class=\"intertitle\"><strong>TLC<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"paragraph text paragraph p_9\"><p class=\"p_7\">He also argued that the current issue with exports is due to Panama's poor use of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p_8\">\"Panama has signed more than 20 Free Trade Agreements. And what has that served for? Instead, we have been flooded with imports. We have made it known to the President of the Republic, Jos\u00e9 Ra\u00fal Mulino, that we want to play on equal terms, because if other countries are doing it, we can do it too,\" Montenegro stated, reminding that although the industrial sector represents 4.6% of Panama's GDP, it has maintained an average growth of 8% over the last 24 years.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p_9\">This decrease, he said, would be based on the incorporation of the Panama Canal expansion into the country's economic matrix, both before and after the project, as well as, at the time, with mining activity, to name a few cases.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p_10\">Bianca Mor\u00e1n, president of the Panamanian Association of Exporters (APEX), stated that although there was an increase in exports in 2024, it does not compare to the last 10 years, before Panama signed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, when exports were much higher.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p_11\">According to Mor\u00e1n, Panama must comply with international export treaties to ensure the recognition of the quality of Panamanian products. To achieve this, she said, the country needs to work on developing a national brand and export capital, as well as ensure better-trained human resources.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p_12\">\"The support we have received for exports has always been closely tied to the government in power.\"<\/p><p class=\"p_12\">\"Therefore, we would like to have access to an institution like other countries have, as well as a diplomatic corps capable of being ambassadors for Panama's production,\" she stated.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div class=\"intertitle\"><strong>Urgent Need for Agro-industrial Transformation<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"paragraph text paragraph p_11\"><p class=\"p_13\">Although Panama has the potential to exploit sectors such as pineapple, palm, cocoa, and fish, the president of SIP admitted that agro-industrial transformation is lagging behind other countries in the region. This, he explained, is because Panama still dedicates a significant portion of its land to crops with lower competitive potential, such as rice and corn.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p_13\">\"With just bananas and plantains, we don\u2019t even have 5% of this market. Everyone talks about the goodness of our land, both in Puerto Armuelles and the Boca del Toro area, but then one asks, what are we waiting for?\" Montenegro emphasized.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p_14\">The president of Apex stressed that \"for exports to be facilitated, there must be clear rules so that all industrialists can increase their imports, such as having a market strategy, reviewing and modernizing the system, and increasing qualified personnel,\" as, according to SIP's report, only 7.5% of all university graduates are related to the industry.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p_15\">\"We need to focus our production on what the world requires, not the other way around. 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Insisten en que tampoco se le ha sacado provecho a los Tratados de Libre Comercio\u00a0 Panam\u00e1 est\u00e1 rezagado en \u00e1mbitos clave para incentivar la industria local y atraer inversi\u00f3n extranjera directa (IED), como la fortaleza de las instituciones y el capital humano, seg\u00fan el Informe Econ\u00f3mico Anual 2025 del Sindicato Industriales de Panam\u00e1 (SIP). El informe denominado Competitividad y crecimiento: El futuro del sector industrial ante los nuevos retos econ\u00f3micos plantea que la competencia regional por atraer IED se ha intensificado y Panam\u00e1 no figura entre los principales competidores.\u00a0 \u00a0 Detalla que durante el 2022, la mayor parte de la IED que entr\u00f3 a Panam\u00e1 vino del sector servicio con $2,268 millones, una cifra baja si se compara con los $3,422 millones que gener\u00f3 Rep\u00fablica Dominicana s\u00f3lo en el 2023. Asimismo, ocurri\u00f3 con las IED de manufactura en Panam\u00e1 que en el 2022 estuvieron por el orden de $331 millones, cuando Costa Rica manej\u00f3 $2,592 millones en 2023. \u00a0 En ese sentido, durante la presentaci\u00f3n del informe, el presidente del SIP, Ra\u00fal Montenegro, critic\u00f3 que a\u00fan cuando la mayor distribuci\u00f3n del sector industrial se concentra en alimentos (53 %), Panam\u00e1 en vez de ser un pa\u00eds exportador de productos agroalimentarios, se ha convertido en un pa\u00eds importador. \u00a0 Explic\u00f3 que, de acuerdo con el estudio, en los \u00faltimos 21 a\u00f1os, las exportaciones pasaron de $804 millones a $402 millones. Mientras que las importaciones estaban en $595 millones y ahora alcanzan los $1.132 millones. \u00a0 Montenegro indic\u00f3 que si bien las disminuciones de las exportaciones la vemos por tipo de rubro, el informe muestra que los pescados y mariscos estaban por el orden de $413 millones y en 10 a\u00f1os bajaron a m\u00e1s de $152 millones. \u00a0 TLC Adem\u00e1s aleg\u00f3 que este actual problema en las exportaciones se debe a un mal aprovechamiento que ha hecho Panam\u00e1 a los Tratados de Libre Comercio (TLC). \u00a0 \u201cPanam\u00e1 ha suscrito m\u00e1s de 20 TLC. Y eso para qu\u00e9 ha servido. M\u00e1s bien se nos ha inundado con importaciones. Le hemos hecho saber al presidente de la Rep\u00fablica, Jos\u00e9 Ra\u00fal Mulino, que queremos jugar en igualdad de condiciones, ya que si los otros pa\u00edses lo est\u00e1n haciendo, nosotros igual podemos hacerlo\u201d, sentenci\u00f3 Montenegro, quien record\u00f3 que aunque el sector industrial representa el 4,6 % del producto interno bruto (PIB) de Panam\u00e1, ha mantenido un crecimiento promedio del 8 % en los \u00faltimos 24 a\u00f1os. \u00a0 Dicha disminuci\u00f3n, dijo, estar\u00eda basada en la incorporaci\u00f3n que tuvo la ampliaci\u00f3n del Canal a la matriz econ\u00f3mica del pa\u00eds, tanto antes como despu\u00e9s de la obra, as\u00ed como en su momento se vio con la actividad minera, por mencionar algunos casos. \u00a0 Bianca Mor\u00e1n, presidenta de la Asociaci\u00f3n Paname\u00f1a de Exportadores (APEX), por su parte, manifest\u00f3 que aunque en el 2024 tuvieron un incremento en las exportaciones, no se compara con los \u00faltimos 10 a\u00f1os, antes de que Panam\u00e1 firmar\u00e1 el TLC con Estados Unidos, cuando exportaban mucho m\u00e1s. \u00a0 Seg\u00fan Mor\u00e1n, Panam\u00e1 tiene que cumplir con los tratados internacionales de exportaci\u00f3n para que se reconozca la calidad de los productos paname\u00f1os. Para ello, dijo, se tiene que trabajar en el desarrollo de una marca pa\u00eds y en el capital exportador, as\u00ed como contar con un recurso humano mejor capacitado. \u00a0 \u201cEl apoyo que nosotros hemos recibido a las exportaciones siempre ha estado muy ligado al gobierno de turno. Entonces, a nosotros s\u00ed nos gustar\u00eda tener acceso a una instituci\u00f3n como lo tienen otros pa\u00edses, as\u00ed como tambi\u00e9n la de un cuerpo diplom\u00e1tico capaz de ser embajadores de la producci\u00f3n paname\u00f1a\u201d, manifest\u00f3. \u00a0 Urgen transformaci\u00f3n agroindustrial Si bien Panam\u00e1 tiene potencial para explotar rubros como la pi\u00f1a, la palma, el cacao y el pescado, el presidente del SIP confes\u00f3 que la transformaci\u00f3n agroindustrial est\u00e1 por debajo de pa\u00edses en la regi\u00f3n. Esto se debe, dijo, porque todav\u00eda Panam\u00e1 dedica una parte muy relevante de sus tierras a cultivos con menor potencial competitivo como es el arroz y ma\u00edz. \u00a0 \u201cSolamente con el banano y el pl\u00e1tano no tenemos ni el 5% de este pastel. Todos hablan de las bondades de la tierra nuestra, tanto en Puerto Armuelles como en el \u00e1rea de Boca del Toro, pero, entonces, uno se pregunta, \u00bfQu\u00e9 estamos esperando?\u201d, subray\u00f3 Montenegro. \u00a0 La presidenta de Apex recalc\u00f3 que \u201cpara que se faciliten las exportaciones tiene que haber reglas claras para que todos los industriales puedan aumentar sus importaciones, como ser\u00eda tener una estrategia de mercado, revisar y modernizar el sistema e incrementar el personal calificado\u201d, ya que seg\u00fan el informe del SIP solo el 7,5 % del total de los graduados universitarios tienen relaci\u00f3n con la industria. \u00a0 \u201cTenemos que enfocar nuestra producci\u00f3n hacia lo que requiere el mundo, no al rev\u00e9s. Tenemos que buscar cu\u00e1les son los nichos de mercado\u201d, sostuvo Mor\u00e1n. \u00a0 Un ejemplo de ello, seg\u00fan el presidente del SIP, son las oportunidades que tiene el pa\u00eds con la industria agroalimentaria, medicamentos y la incorporaci\u00f3n a las cadenas de valor de los semiconductores, particularmente en el contexto del incremento del\u00a0nearshoring. \u00a0 Tambi\u00e9n ve vital tener una estrategia multisectorial de pa\u00eds que oriente la educaci\u00f3n avanzada hacia estos sectores y priorizar y fortalecer a ProPanam\u00e1. Sobre Nosotros Panam\u00e1 Teak es una marca registrada dedicada a la comercializaci\u00f3n y venta de productos forestales confeccionados en teca 100% FSC\u00ae tectona grandis producida naturalizada y cultivada comercialmente en la Rep\u00fablica de Panam\u00e1. 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Insisten en que tampoco se le ha sacado provecho a los Tratados de Libre Comercio\u00a0 Panam\u00e1 est\u00e1 rezagado en \u00e1mbitos clave para incentivar la industria local y atraer inversi\u00f3n extranjera directa (IED), como la fortaleza de las instituciones y el capital humano, seg\u00fan el Informe Econ\u00f3mico Anual 2025 del Sindicato Industriales de Panam\u00e1 (SIP). El informe denominado Competitividad y crecimiento: El futuro del sector industrial ante los nuevos retos econ\u00f3micos plantea que la competencia regional por atraer IED se ha intensificado y Panam\u00e1 no figura entre los principales competidores.\u00a0 \u00a0 Detalla que durante el 2022, la mayor parte de la IED que entr\u00f3 a Panam\u00e1 vino del sector servicio con $2,268 millones, una cifra baja si se compara con los $3,422 millones que gener\u00f3 Rep\u00fablica Dominicana s\u00f3lo en el 2023. Asimismo, ocurri\u00f3 con las IED de manufactura en Panam\u00e1 que en el 2022 estuvieron por el orden de $331 millones, cuando Costa Rica manej\u00f3 $2,592 millones en 2023. \u00a0 En ese sentido, durante la presentaci\u00f3n del informe, el presidente del SIP, Ra\u00fal Montenegro, critic\u00f3 que a\u00fan cuando la mayor distribuci\u00f3n del sector industrial se concentra en alimentos (53 %), Panam\u00e1 en vez de ser un pa\u00eds exportador de productos agroalimentarios, se ha convertido en un pa\u00eds importador. \u00a0 Explic\u00f3 que, de acuerdo con el estudio, en los \u00faltimos 21 a\u00f1os, las exportaciones pasaron de $804 millones a $402 millones. Mientras que las importaciones estaban en $595 millones y ahora alcanzan los $1.132 millones. \u00a0 Montenegro indic\u00f3 que si bien las disminuciones de las exportaciones la vemos por tipo de rubro, el informe muestra que los pescados y mariscos estaban por el orden de $413 millones y en 10 a\u00f1os bajaron a m\u00e1s de $152 millones. \u00a0 TLC Adem\u00e1s aleg\u00f3 que este actual problema en las exportaciones se debe a un mal aprovechamiento que ha hecho Panam\u00e1 a los Tratados de Libre Comercio (TLC). \u00a0 \u201cPanam\u00e1 ha suscrito m\u00e1s de 20 TLC. Y eso para qu\u00e9 ha servido. M\u00e1s bien se nos ha inundado con importaciones. Le hemos hecho saber al presidente de la Rep\u00fablica, Jos\u00e9 Ra\u00fal Mulino, que queremos jugar en igualdad de condiciones, ya que si los otros pa\u00edses lo est\u00e1n haciendo, nosotros igual podemos hacerlo\u201d, sentenci\u00f3 Montenegro, quien record\u00f3 que aunque el sector industrial representa el 4,6 % del producto interno bruto (PIB) de Panam\u00e1, ha mantenido un crecimiento promedio del 8 % en los \u00faltimos 24 a\u00f1os. \u00a0 Dicha disminuci\u00f3n, dijo, estar\u00eda basada en la incorporaci\u00f3n que tuvo la ampliaci\u00f3n del Canal a la matriz econ\u00f3mica del pa\u00eds, tanto antes como despu\u00e9s de la obra, as\u00ed como en su momento se vio con la actividad minera, por mencionar algunos casos. \u00a0 Bianca Mor\u00e1n, presidenta de la Asociaci\u00f3n Paname\u00f1a de Exportadores (APEX), por su parte, manifest\u00f3 que aunque en el 2024 tuvieron un incremento en las exportaciones, no se compara con los \u00faltimos 10 a\u00f1os, antes de que Panam\u00e1 firmar\u00e1 el TLC con Estados Unidos, cuando exportaban mucho m\u00e1s. \u00a0 Seg\u00fan Mor\u00e1n, Panam\u00e1 tiene que cumplir con los tratados internacionales de exportaci\u00f3n para que se reconozca la calidad de los productos paname\u00f1os. Para ello, dijo, se tiene que trabajar en el desarrollo de una marca pa\u00eds y en el capital exportador, as\u00ed como contar con un recurso humano mejor capacitado. \u00a0 \u201cEl apoyo que nosotros hemos recibido a las exportaciones siempre ha estado muy ligado al gobierno de turno. Entonces, a nosotros s\u00ed nos gustar\u00eda tener acceso a una instituci\u00f3n como lo tienen otros pa\u00edses, as\u00ed como tambi\u00e9n la de un cuerpo diplom\u00e1tico capaz de ser embajadores de la producci\u00f3n paname\u00f1a\u201d, manifest\u00f3. \u00a0 Urgen transformaci\u00f3n agroindustrial Si bien Panam\u00e1 tiene potencial para explotar rubros como la pi\u00f1a, la palma, el cacao y el pescado, el presidente del SIP confes\u00f3 que la transformaci\u00f3n agroindustrial est\u00e1 por debajo de pa\u00edses en la regi\u00f3n. Esto se debe, dijo, porque todav\u00eda Panam\u00e1 dedica una parte muy relevante de sus tierras a cultivos con menor potencial competitivo como es el arroz y ma\u00edz. \u00a0 \u201cSolamente con el banano y el pl\u00e1tano no tenemos ni el 5% de este pastel. Todos hablan de las bondades de la tierra nuestra, tanto en Puerto Armuelles como en el \u00e1rea de Boca del Toro, pero, entonces, uno se pregunta, \u00bfQu\u00e9 estamos esperando?\u201d, subray\u00f3 Montenegro. \u00a0 La presidenta de Apex recalc\u00f3 que \u201cpara que se faciliten las exportaciones tiene que haber reglas claras para que todos los industriales puedan aumentar sus importaciones, como ser\u00eda tener una estrategia de mercado, revisar y modernizar el sistema e incrementar el personal calificado\u201d, ya que seg\u00fan el informe del SIP solo el 7,5 % del total de los graduados universitarios tienen relaci\u00f3n con la industria. \u00a0 \u201cTenemos que enfocar nuestra producci\u00f3n hacia lo que requiere el mundo, no al rev\u00e9s. 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