Struggling Panama to host anti-corruption congress

Panama, struggling with its own corruption problems, will host the seventh annual general meeting of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities,  later this month.

The first of the meetings will take place November 22-24 and the second set will be from November 25 to 29, says Abigail Benzadon, director general of the National Authority on Transparency.

The Panamanian entity was created in 2004 with the name of National Council of Transparency, The name was changed in April.
Benzadon said that the conference will focus on the rule of law and the issues related to corruption, such as prevention and control.
She acknowledged that Panama has struggled in certain areas of controlling corruption, including the implementation of punishments for those responsible for acts of corruption.
She said that advances in technology and education will lead to greater transparency.