The convention center created $1.1 million in jobs

Completing its third year of operation, The Panama Convention Center In 2023, the number of jobs generated by the events taking place there will exceed.

Rodolfo Del Valle, general manager of the convention center, showed that 6,500 jobs had been created through November, nearly 3,000 more than the 3,702 in 2022.

The economic benefit from these temporary jobs is also greater and By November, it was worth $1.1 millionwhile in the whole last year it amounted to 800 thousand dollars.

“The most relevant thing is that these the proceeds went directly to Panamanian families“, said the administrator.

Projections of the Panama Convention Center for 2024 are think more about the quality than the quantity of events which are carried out in their facilities.

On the other hand, some fairs and exhibitions planned for November were postponed due to protests in that month, such as of the tobacco summit scheduled for February.

“Our goal is to think about quality; We strive to provide international conferences and exhibitionsDel Valle said.

There are already confirmed activities for next year, such as Expomáquinas, Expocomer, Latin Tire Exportwhich will be held for the second year in a row, and the housing fairs of Acobir and Capac.

In terms of sustainability, since the convention center is, by nature, a place where a significant amount of waste is generatedthe efforts made by the Congress Center are enormous.

“During 2023, we will dedicate ourselves to separating waste until November we recycled more than 23 thousand pounds of trash“, pointed out the general director of the Panama Convention Center.