President Cortizo appreciates the World Bank's trust in establishing its regional headquarters in Panama

The President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, thanked the World Bank for the trust placed in Panama upon receiving, from the Vice President of that entity for Latin America and the Caribbean, Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, the information that Panama City will be the regional headquarters of that multinational organization for Central America and the Dominican Republic.

“I appreciate the World Bank's trust in Panama by establishing the regional headquarters here. That is an important demonstration of the confidence that the World Bank has in Panama, "said President Cortizo Cohen during a meeting this afternoon with the World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean.

President Cortizo Cohen welcomed Jaramillo and Michel Kerf, who will be the bank's director for Central America and the Dominican Republic, to Panama. “Welcome you and your family to Panama, this is a country of good and noble people. As President of the Republic, I welcome you on behalf of all Panamanians and Panamanians, ”said the president.

During the meeting, they also talked about the vaccination process against Covid-19 that Panama is carrying out, of which Jaramillo said he was extremely impressing by the number of people who have come to be vaccinated in such a short time.

For his part, President Cortizo Cohen stressed that Panama has enough vaccines for the population and that the process is being carried out with the application of vaccines from two pharmaceutical companies, Pfizer and AstraZeneca.

The governor explained to the directors of the World Bank the axes under which his government team faces the pandemic, through balanced measures on the subject of health, the economy and the social.

In addition to executives Jaramillo and Kerf, Emmy Yokoyama, senior advisor to the World Bank for the vice-presidency of Latin America and the Caribbean, also participated in the meeting.

President Cortizo Cohen was accompanied by the Minister of Economy and Finance, Héctor Alexander; and Saleh Asvat, executive secretary of the Public-Private Association (APP).