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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?
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)
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