Investment
Investment angles, residency programs, and capital strategies
Panama's OECD accession bid and the slow unwinding of the anonymous sociedad anónima
A May 17 interview sketched a 12-24 month timeline for Panama to require direct registration of beneficial owners behind every sociedad anónima with the country's tax authority. For foreign metro property owners, the privacy era of the corporate-veiled deed is closing.
Panama's four residency paths for foreign buyers, ranked by metropolitan property exposure
Four legal routes deliver Panama residency to foreigners. Three of them shape the metropolitan property market — and one of them resets to a higher price on October 15, 2026.
Panama's economic substance bill enters debate. What it means for foreign owners holding metro property through a sociedad anónima
The National Assembly opens debate May 19 on a bill that conditions tax treatment of passive foreign income on real economic presence in Panama. Foreign owners using anonymous corporations as personal holding vehicles sit close to the perimeter.
How property is held in Panama: direct title, corporations, fideicomisos and foreign LLCs
Most foreign buyers default to titling Panama property in their personal name. The other three structures available each trade a different set of costs for a different set of protections.
Panama's Economic Substance bill reached the Assembly floor. Metro property has more at stake than most assume.
On May 11 the National Assembly opened debate on the bill that conditions Panama's path off the EU's tax-jurisdiction list. The implications for Costa del Este, Punta Pacífica and foreign-buyer banking are concrete.