During the session, funding opportunities for the government's strategic megaprojects, such as the Panama-David train and the electrical interconnection with Colombia, were explored. President Mulino, accompanied by the First Lady, Maricel de Mulino, mentioned the new investment projects of the Panama Canal, such as the Río Indio reservoir, two mega-terminal ports, and a gas pipeline to meet the new demand for this product. On behalf of Citi, Jay Collins, Vice President of Banking and Public Sector, and Jason Rekate, Head of Corporate Banking, participated, expressing the interest of this financial corporation in strengthening its historical relationship with Panama through new financing programs for high-impact projects such as those mentioned by President Mulino. The executives presented an analysis of the world economic forecast, interest rates for the debt market, and the impact of the new geopolitics and the situation in Latin America. President Mulino also held a meeting with representatives of the Danish shipping company Maersk, the second largest in the world. In the meetings, the companies expressed their interest in new investments in Panama, within the commercial, maritime, energy, and financial sectors. In the second day of this world-renowned event, Mulino met with top executives from the US bank Citi. Maersk reiterated the strategic importance of Panama within its global network and the potential of these initiatives to consolidate the country as a world-class logistics hub. Likewise, Panama recognized Maersk, which has operated under the Multinational Headquarters Regime (SEM) for almost two decades, as one of the main users of the country's port and logistics hub with a key center within its global 'network'. Finally, the president thanked Maersk for accepting to be co-chair of the Country Strategy Meeting of the World Economic Forum, to be held in Panama on October 21 and 22. The other meeting of President Mulino was with AES Corporation President Andrés Gluski, who explained the progress of his expansion in his gas-based power generation plant. He also expressed the company's interest in investing in the Lake Bayano project. AES Corporation is a Fortune 500 multinational dedicated to the generation of electrical energy. Gluski and Mulino took advantage of the meeting in Davos to talk about the new geopolitical landscape and the economic impact on the different countries and regions of the world. The team that accompanied President Mulino in these meetings was made up of the ministers Javier Martínez Acha (Foreign Relations); Felipe Chapman (Economy and Finance); José Ramón Icaza (Canal Affairs) and Julio Moltó (Commerce and Industries), in addition to Kristelle Getzler, Secretary of Economic Affairs and Competitiveness of the Presidency.
