Visiting the World Jewelry Hub and Panama Diamond Exchange, from left: Erez Akerman, PDE President; Diego Vallarino, Vice President of Grupo VerdeAzul; Yosi Michaan Btesh, WJH/PDE branch manager of Multibank; Isaac Btesh, CEO of Multibank; and Eli Izhakoff, Chairman of the World Jewelry Hub.

Isaac Btesh, the chief executive of Multibank, one of Panama’s leading financial institutions, has visited his company’s new branch in the Phase I building of the World Jewelry Hub, home of the Panama Diamond Exchange. Multibank is the first bank to be opening a branch in the new trading center center, and as such becomes the first Latin American banking institution to enter the world of diamond financing. Above, Mr. Btesh (left) receives a PDE VIP card from Eli Izhakoff, Chairman of the World Jewelry Hub.