Bianca Morán will continue leading the APEX board of directors.
On the morning of Wednesday, January 29, Bianca Morán was sworn in as the President of the Panamanian Association of Exporters (APEX).
The re-elected president stated that in this new term, she will focus on enabling pending food processing plants, expanding the export matrix, and complying with the deforestation-free products law.
Morán stated that the previously mentioned goals “can only be achieved by reducing bureaucracy, eliminating officials’ discretion, assigning qualified personnel within the export matrix, and digitizing government operations.”
For this year, the business leader expects exports to continue growing. “Last year, we grew by 10% without including copper. This year, we aim to maintain that growth rate,” she noted.
She explained that the main sectors driving the industry’s growth are “fish, fish meal, fillets, frozen and fresh fish, and rum,” Morán specified.
Despite the growth, the APEX president emphasized the importance of “focusing on added value. These are higher-value products that generate better-paying jobs. We must invest in added value.”
The export sector generates 100,000 jobs; however, Morán pointed out that “most of them are in the food industry. But this year, we have 24,000 fewer formal salaried workers than in 2012.”
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Ecotopia Teak, S.A., we are a family-owned company dedicated to reforestation, harvesting, and exporting wood from commercial plantations. We work under high production standards and with social responsibility to obtain high-quality wood according to the needs and demands of national and international markets. Additionally, we actively contribute to the local economy by creating employment opportunities in the communities where we operate. Our commitment is to lead the industry in sustainable reforestation and wood production, preserving our natural resources and building a greener and more sustainable future.
