About Latitude
Today , Pana ma ’ s e co no m ic g ro wth is m o stly a ttributed to the g o ve rnm e nt ’ s m a cro
- le ve l e ffo rts , outstanding a dm inistra tio n of the Pa na m a Cana l
a nd o pen m a rke t policie s in a n effort to prom o te f ree tra de a nd fore ig n dire ct inve stment (“ 2012 In ve stment Clim a te Statem e nt – Pana m a ” )
Neve rthele ss , a na tio n ’ s e cono m ic g ro wth does no t im ply positive a d-
va nce in I nterna tio na l L a w a nd Busine ss kno wle dg e . O n the contra ry , f o r-
e ig ne rs with g rea ter e duca tio n le v e ls a nd competitive m indsets h o ld m o st
of the h ighe r - paid positio ns a nd e ntrepre ne u ria l a ctivit y of the cou ntry .
This leave s no room for m a ny Panamania ns for whom a susta ina ble live l i-
h o o d is still a f a r - fetch e d rea lity .
The g lo baliza tio n of m a rke ts a nd techno log ical shif ts a cro ss the
world creates the need for a g reate r specia lize d la bor f o rce i n deve l o ping
countrie s a nd g rea ter kno wle dg e of Interna tio na l L a ws a nd Bu sine s s pra c-
tices . The demand f o r worke rs capable of facing a nd a dapting to o u r
e m e rg ing dig italize d world is hug e , ye t possible . Sig nificant in ve stments i n
people ' s capa bilitie s a nd inter na ti o na l skil ls can be a tta ine d by deve lo ping
a ctio n pla ns a nd stra teg ie s to impro ve qu a lity in inter na tio na l la w a nd
busine ss e ducatio n to e nsure its pro ductivity le ve ls .
This mag a zine e ditio n ’ s a im is to a sse ss a nd a na lyze Interna tio na l
L a w issues a nd Bu sine ss practices . It a lso a ddresse s so me em e rg ing interna -
tio na l ch a lle ng e s a nd potentia l o pportunitie s , which crea tes th e ne ed o f a
bette r skille d i nter na tio na l la bor force . Dr . Librado Gonzalez Head of Research