Criptoactivos, blockchain y marcos regulatorios de la economía digital.
Law 559 of October 14, 2026 approves the agreement to establish an ITU Area Office. Approval alone does not demonstrate that the office has opened or that new investment has been secured.
Law 557 establishes incentives and obligations for agricultural drones. It takes effect six months after promulgation.
Legislat.ai documents a real internal-use case of Sentinel to research and prepare an application concerning expired property restrictions, favorably resolved by Panama’s Public Registry.
El Acuerdo 8-2026 de la Superintendencia de Bancos fija medidas de control para las transferencias electrónicas de fondos dentro del país: los bancos deberán mostrar sin costo y confirmar el titular de la cuenta de destino antes de ejecutar la operación, sujeto a una vigencia diferida a nueve meses.
Acuerdo 8-2026 of the Superintendency of Banks sets control measures for electronic funds transfers within the country: banks must display at no cost and confirm the destination account holder before executing the operation, subject to a deferred entry into force of nine months.
Bill 247 proposes a framework for cryptocurrency use, incentives for crypto-asset companies, and a special tax regime regulated by the DGI.
Two resolutions authorize 20-year administrative concessions to install and operate the CSN-1 and Trans Caribbean Fiber submarine cables in Panama.
The Cabinet Council authorizes amendments and a concession termination agreement for telecommunications licenses in connection with the economic concentration between Claro Panamá and Cable & Wireless Panamá.
A preliminary bill submitted to the National Assembly on April 21, 2026 seeks to fill the legal gap faced by those who work for digital delivery, courier, and selective transport platforms in Panama, recognizing them as a special category of independent worker.
Bill 413, which proposed regulating the development and deployment of artificial intelligence in Panama under SENACYT supervision, was rejected by the Education, Culture and Sports Committee on April 15, 2026, and brought before the plenary on April 21 without advancing.
Bill 308 proposes allowing citizens without their own rooftops to generate solar energy from a site other than where they consume it and receive credits on their electricity bill, subject to regulations that ASEP must issue within twelve months.
Bill 455 amends Law 6 of February 3, 1997 to recognize photovoltaic self-consumption as a right of regulated end users, with energy credits on bills, positive administrative silence and a ban on arbitrary barriers by distribution companies.