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Julianne Britton, señorita Looking across the Pacific PANAMA HAS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO REINVENT Panamá para Miss Mundo ITSELF AND GENERATE VALUE IN OTHER WAYS
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Pedro Colmenares pedro@colmenares.biz
n recent weeks the economic conversation has revolved around Asia.
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Panama has always been a bridge that unites global markets and in the most recent decades it is the Asian countries that generate the news. The Pacific Alliance is made up of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru; Born in 2011 and adding the economies of its member countries, represent the sixth world economy. Costa Rica and Panama are in the process of becoming members, so they already attend as guests to the events that this commercial block. It is very important to realize how important this situation is in which we find ourselves. Panama is called to play an important role in this integration process, the country has a long experience dealing with Asian markets and it is clear that the vocation of this Latin American economic bloc is to unite to better negotiate with countries As important as China or South Korea. So things can not think the same way we have done before, the business can not be just the 'see that we bring cheap China'. Asia is a sophisticated market with millions of users and many opportunities, we
must think beyond the commonplace; Not doing it would amount to stripping the banana, dumping the inside and eating the shell. It is true that these markets are highly sophisticated, but it is also true that 'one principle has things' and if we do not start trying to generate other types of ties we will never achieve. The first step is to learn, invest in acquiring information and understand as much as possible. In my team we have been working on the subject for a couple of years now, we have understood that things change a lot and what was unthinkable today can be achieved. In the world of technology when you open a path is always two ways, where we get the gadgets and gadgets, by the same you can go the consultancies, bilingual applications and schemes of 'knowledge of market'. The most important thing is to think differently and connect, there are many options that appear when one takes a moment to think and innovate in a disruptive way. This is just my invitation, Panama has a golden opportunity to reinvent itself and generate value in other ways, I think the key is to start counseling and see options, this is the first step on the road that leads us to connect with all possibilities That the Pacific (here near as far as there) can offer us if we are prepared. l