Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance signed a B/.400m budget-support loan with the Inter-American Development Bank, the ministry said. Government revenue was B/.1,384.6m below budget in the first half of 2020, while collections from January to June were 38.3% below the planned total.
The loan concerns Panama’s public finances, which the source links to lower government revenue during the pandemic.
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Brazilian Finance Minister Dario Durigan said on 5 November that suspending betting would reduce projected Selective Tax revenue and require an adjustment to 2027 budget planning. The government collected R$15.3bn in sector taxes between January 2025 and September 2026, according to figures presented by the Federal Revenue Service. Congress must review the provisional measure within 120 days, with the deadline extending to 5 March 2027; otherwise, the measure will expire.
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva decided on 25 September to ban sports betting and online gaming, and this will reduce projected Selective Tax revenue next year. Finance Minister Dario Durigan announced this at a press conference on Thursday.
Brazilian Finance Minister Dario Durigan said on 5 November that the federal revenue estimate from betting would be removed from the 2027 budget proposal, with losses expected to be offset elsewhere in the economy. He estimated that about R$60bn a year would shift from betting to sectors such as retail and wholesale; the report disputes that figure, citing official data of R$36.9bn in operator gross gaming revenue in 2025 and R$20.07bn in the first half of 2026.
Brazilian Finance Minister Dario Durigan said in an interview on Thursday that the estimate of federal revenue from betting houses would be removed from the 2027 annual budget bill, known as the Ploa. According to the minister, the loss will be offset in other areas of the economy.
Entain has signed a three-year contract with Barron McCann for engineering support and infrastructure services across its UK retail estate. Barron McCann said the services will cover more than 2,000 locations; the technology transition began three months before the contract was announced on 10 August.
Brazil’s Health Ministry is developing measures to monitor gambling-related health problems and support affected people, families and their networks, coordinator Gabriella de Andrade Boska said in an interview. A Vigitel survey module has collected gambling-related information since 2024, while a 2025 cooperation agreement with the Finance Ministry provides for data sharing; the ministry is also working with the Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization on an observatory.
Italy’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry identified reforming the objectives of the horse-racing sector as a political priority in its 2024 spending and administrative report, presented to the Chamber of Deputies by Minister Lollobrigida. The report also sets out support for the sector through more efficient planning to protect its productive components.