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Relevant Laws

• Anti-Money Laundering Laws:
• https://www.organojudicial.gob.pa/uploads/wp_repo/uploads/2016/11/Ley-10-de-2015.pdf.
• https://www.organojudicial.gob.pa/uploads/wp_repo/uploads/2016/11/Ley-34-de-2015.pdf.
• https://www.superbancos.gob.pa/superbancos/documentos/prevencion_op_il/regimen_antilavado/leyes/Ley_23_2015.pdf.

• Corporate Transparency Laws:
• https://www.uaf.gob.pa/tmp/file/140/Ley%2018%20que%20modifica%20la%20ley%2047%20de%20acciones%20al%20portador.pdf.
• https://www.gacetaoficial.gob.pa/pdfTemp/28985_C/GacetaNo_28985c_20200320.pdf.

• Anti-Bribery and Public Corruption:
• https://www.gacetaoficial.gob.pa/pdfTemp/28985_C/GacetaNo_28985c_20200320.pdf.
• https://vlex.com.pa/vid/codigo-penal-40514303#section_79.

Enforcement Authorities

• The Office of the Attorney General
• Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office
• The National Authority for Transparency and Access to Public Information
• High Level Secretariat to Prevent Corruption (SEPRECO)
• The Unit for Competiveness in International Services (UCSI)
• National Commission against Money Laundering and Financial Analysis Unit

Publicly-Available Resources

• OECD profile page for Panama: 
• OEA Profile Page
• OAS Country Report
• State Department Country Reports
• Autoridad Nacional de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información
• Public Ministry
• IMF Report on FATF Recommendations for Anti-Money Laundering in Panama
• State Department Investment Climate Report: Panama 2020
• International Trade Administration, Panama Corruption