Economy Minister Frank de Lima explained that these agreements are part of the government’s policies to make the financial services sector more competitive.

“This is another step in the process to remove the country from the discriminatory lists maintained by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)”, he said.

Source: pa-digital.com.pa

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