See the Official Presentation of the Agency http://www.aaeepp.gob.pa/aep/documentacion/Presentation_AEP.pps
 Invest in Panama-Pacifico
The Panama-Pacifico Special Economic Area was specifically designed to be the Business Center for the Americas. It is the premiere destination for companies seeking better investment opportunities in the Americans.
The Panama-Pacifico Special Economic Area offers excellent benefits for commercial and service activities. It is located just forty minutes from Tocumen International Airport, ten minutes from the Balboa Port , one hour from the Colon Free Zone and just twenty minutes from the center of cosmopolitan Panama City. Benefits include:
•    Cero Tax Scheme for a selected number of activities , Labour, Migratory Tax, and labor incentives among others.
•    Streamlined procedures for establishing and operating a business
•    The best telecommunications connectivity in the western hemisphere
•    Excellent quality of life
•    A skilled workforce
•    Employee training
•    Simplified custom procedures

One Stop Shop
The Panama-Pacifico Special Economic Area Agency offers investors one-stop shopping so that all legal requirements can be dealt with in one place. Thus saving time and money, since:
•    It avoids going back and forth between government agencies
•    It reduces the number of legal requirements
•    It offers assistance and speed
•    It offers assistance services that reduce the chances of making costly mistakes and delays
•    It gives detailed information about how to fulfill their obligations.





Strategic Location
El Área Económica Especial Panamá Pacífico cuenta con 2005 hectáreas de terreno e infraestructura ubicadas en la entrada del Océano Pacífico del Canal de Panamá, próximos al Ferrocarril de Panamá, el Puerto de Balboa y la ciudad de Panamá, a sólo una hora de distancia de los más importantes puertos de contenedores situados en el Mar Caribe . La estratégica ubicación del Área Económica Especial Panamá Pacífico ofrece innumerables posibilidades de inversión.
Training Programs
In order to achieve the maximum use of the resources of Howard , the National Government and the Panama-Pacifico Special Economic Area Agency have established, as its main priority and goals, the attraction of investments, the creation of jobs and economic development, to increase Panama's competitive advantage.
In order to achieve efficient development of the Panama-Pacifico Special Economic Area, Panama will strengthen its human resources through education and training.
The Special Economic Area will operate in a world of globalism and high technological content. Therefore, it is imperative to have a program that strengthens and trains highly qualified human resources and ensures their high performance and productivity.
To do so, these training areas have been targeted:
•    Ability to communicate in English.
•    Services related to aviation and airports, including aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul.
•    The manufacture of high technology products, components and parts.
•    Computer, telecommunication and technology skills, including Call Center support; capture, processing, transmission and retransmission of data and digital information, and back-office operations.
•    Investment Opportunities
•    Howard offers not only excellent transportation assets such as the airport, hangars and other facilities. It also has excellent logistic infrastructure for telecommunications and basic services, such as a refueling system, hospitals and educational centers. In addition, Howard has man industrial, commercial, residential, sports and training facilities.
•    Investors will find that Howard represents a world-class business opportunity. It is destined to be the Business Center for the Americas.
•    Current Users
•    Dell Panamá, Established as a Call Center in the Howard area in the year 2003, it started operation with approximately 500 employees. The company is also improving its professional skills by offering an ongoing training program. At the present time, Dell has more than 2,000 employees working three shifts, 24/7.
•    River Latinoamerica Industrial, River is one of the leader suppliers of chemical treatments for domestic and agricultural use in the world. It provides the latest biological products and chemical treatment machinery for customers on three continents. It has also diversified into other areas. River's Industrial Development Center was established in Panama to manufacture biochemical products, phytosanitary (plant health related) fertilizers, plague control products for domestic use, agriculture supplies. It is researching tropical plants for renewable, eolic and solar energy, water treatment, transportation, dispatch, consolidation and storage activities, and logistic management activities.
•    I.P Leather Corp, Is a company funded by Italian and Panamanian capital to meet the needs of the processed leather market. I.P. is creating a tanning plant to process high quality finished leather products for the European and American markets. The complex will have a chemical mixing plant for the processing of finished leather and a water treatment plant.
•    Howard Kids, The Panama-Pacifico Special Economic Area operates a day care center for children. It is open from 8:00AM until 6:00PM to the general public.

Accel, Since 2005 the Accel Service Station has offered fuel sales and a convenience store for the Howard area.


Finally, we can help you though all the process of establish in this special area.
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Source: La Agencia del Area Económica Panama-Pacífico