Key Facts

—The portfolio. Chiriquí, Panama’s western province, has a public and private investment pipeline of about $1bn.

—The bottleneck. The provincial chamber of commerce says an investor can wait up to six months for a single inspection.

—The sewer. David’s $297m sewerage system is 53% complete after several government terms.

—The port. The Puerto Armuelles multimodal terminal, costing $31.3m, is about 70% built.