Durante la conferencia anual de COA y el Departamento de Estado, el Presidente de Panamá Juan Carlos Varela destacó la iniciativa de su gobierno para enfrentar la transparencia en operaciones financieras.
Transparent governance was a recurring theme of the day.
The president's remarks provided insight on the state of democracy, the economy, and rule of law in Panama.
After the energy and telecommunications reforms, transparency and accountability are two of the most pressing issues for Mexico, points out AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth.
AS/COA’s Carin Zissis spoke with the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness’ Max Kaiser about a citizen-backed anticorruption initiative to hold politicians accountable.
The combination of the massive corruption scandal and “the recession is driving the anger” of protesters, comments AS/COA’s Brian Winter.
