Briefing
| The Panama Canal
A plan to unlock prosperity
Ten years ago this month Panama took possession of the canal that bears its name. It has high hopes for a $5.25 billion expansion of the waterway
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Panama City
Bloomberg
This article appeared in the Briefing section of the print edition under the headline "A plan to unlock prosperity"
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