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Vice President of Panama - Isabel De Saint Malo De Alvarado

Vice President of Panama - Isabel De Saint Malo De Alvarado

A generation after the crooked rule of General Noriega has Panama cleaned up it's act?

The Interview · BBC World Service

March 7, 201623m 25s

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Show Notes

For a tiny Central American nation Panama packs quite an international punch - it has the Canal, a key asset to international shipping and it has a financial sector which specialises in parking the cash of people who want to keep their wealth from prying eyes. During the notorious regime of Manuel Noriega it also developed a reputation for dodgy governance but that was a generation ago. Stephen Sackur speaks with Vice President Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado. Has Panama cleaned up its act?

(Photo: Vice President Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado)