Panama Transnational Issues 2001

Disputes - international: none

Illicit drugs: major cocaine transshipment point and major drug money-laundering center; no recent signs of coca cultivation; monitoring of financial transactions is improving; official corruption remains a major problem; Panama was cited by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) an international organization that includes the US Government, for its lack of cooperation in the fight against international money laundering

NOTE: The information regarding Panama on this page is re-published from the 2001 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Panama Transnational Issues 2001 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Panama Transnational Issues 2001 should be addressed to the CIA.