mark: christopher thompson thank you so much for your time. i appreciate it.g up, a report from panama city ahead of president obama's trip to the summit of the americas. the latin america report when bloomberg television continues in just a moment. ♪ mark: welcome back. it is time for today's latin america report. all eyes on panama city this week where president obama will attend the summit of the americas. he will meet with leaders from the region. cuba, venezuela, and results among others. first, the conversation is focused on business and investment. rene hernandez has more. >> hundreds of business leaders from the region are meeting here today in panama to discuss about trade and investment opportunities here in the americas. panama's president opened things up this morning and made it clear that panama is open for business for global companies and international investors. panama is one of the fastest-growing economies with 5.8% gdp growth in 2014. growth estimates for 2015 r 6% to 7%. the economy is being boosted by a $5 billion expansion of the panama