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14.08.25 - 19:33
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No Panama Port Deal For CK Hutchison And BlackRock This Year (ZeroHedge)
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No Panama Port Deal For CK Hutchison And BlackRock This Year
The $19 billion sale of CK Hutchison's 43 global ports, including two strategically vital ports on the Panama Canal (Balboa and Cristóbal terminals), to a BlackRock-led consortium is far from completion, mired in the crossfire of US-China trade and geopolitical tensions.
CK Hutchison co-managing director Frank Sixt told Wall Street analysts during its interim earnings results earlier today that the deal's complexity means it likely won't be completed this year, especially after China demanded earlier this summer that its largest shipping company, Cosco, be included in the Western-investor deal.
"We are in a new stage of our deal and that includes, as we have said, discussions with a major strategic Chinese investor," Sixt said.
He continued, "I believe that there is a reasonable chance that those discussions will lead to a deal that is good for all of the parties, ourselves included, and most importantly,...
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12.08.25 - 21:36
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Panama Is Heading for a Comeback (Bloomberg)
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Bloomberg Opinion columnist JP Spinetto traveled to the Panama Canal to see what's at stake in the unexpected fight for its control between the US and China. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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11.08.25 - 12:03
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Bladex announces new debt issuance in Mexico (PR Newswire)
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PANAMA CITY, Aug. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. ("Bladex" or "the Bank"; NYSE: BLX) announced a new issuance of Cebures (Certificados Bursátiles de Largo Plazo) in the Mexican capital markets for a total amount of MXN 4 billion (four billion......
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07.08.25 - 21:12
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US envoy calls for barring Chinese-linked operators from key Panama Canal ports (SCMP)
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The US ambassador to Panama on Wednesday called for the removal of Chinese-linked operators from key Panama Canal ports, sharpening Washington's campaign to curb Beijing's influence over Latin American strategic infrastructure.
Speaking during a visit to Colón, Kevin Marino Cabrera criticised Panama Ports Company, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison, and said Washington supported efforts to replace it.
“Our position is that they are a bad operator. They have not done a good job,”......
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