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Panama has experienced a strong development which sets our country among those that are at the forefront of the economic region. We are a modern international center of trade, logistics, financial, technological and communication services.

The economic opening of Latin American countries and the eventual elimination of trade barriers, have contributed to promote a greater exchange of all kinds of products, services and technologies, such as those which are found associated with the construction industry, which has allowed our country to be positioned among those primary places of preference of the senior executives and professionals, which according to their activities, require these facilities.

Meeting place: Capac Expo Habitat 2009 is therefore an excellent scenario for the exhibit and the commercialization of products and services that your company offers, not only because it is visited by nationals but also by foreigners who want to invest in Panama. The exhibition will be from September 16th to 20th, at the Atlapa Convention Center.

An Integral concept: Capac Expo Habitat is the commercial and technological showcase for construction and housing, organized by the Panamanian Chamber of Construction (CAPAC), which count with the participation of more than 300 exhibitors occupying more or less 17,000 square meters of the Atlapa Convention Center, which present to its visitors the latest trends in decoration, machinery, technology and products, as well as real estate projects that offer very attractive mortgage loans.

Visitors: The exhibition will be visited by over 35,000 people interested in finding out the latest technologies, products and innovations in this industry, between buyers, designers, engineers, architects, investors and public in general.

Business Round: In order to promote strategic contacts between national and international companies, a Business Round will take place on the 17th and 18th of September, during the exhibition, which will provide a scenario for contacts and commercial alliances in a short, medium and long term between the participating investors.

The representatives of the companies that register in the Business Round shall have the opportunity to attend lectures, given by specialists, which will cover commercial and economic topics of interest to the investors, as well as social events in which representatives from the national government, the diplomatic party accredited in our country, members of the Panamanian Chamber of Construction and personalities from the business, political and social levels of Panama are invited.

The participants in the Business Round include national and international companies, especially from the United States of America, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Guatemala, Bolivia, Brazil and Dominican Republic.

The registrations for the Business Round are open until 30th August; therefore we would like to invite you to visit the website www.capacexpo.com/negocios in order to obtain more information. Master Conferences and Techniques: the objective of the same is to update professionals in engineering and architecture on the latest trends in architectural design, high technologies and constructive methods of the construction at a global level. The lectures will be given by national and international speakers, highly qualified, that will instruct the participant in a didactic manner with topics of current interest in the industry. International Pavilion: the Exhibition will have in its first level, the International Pavilion, in which companies of countries such as, Canada, Taiwan, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, United States of America, Brazil, Italy, Costa Rica, among others, will participate.