巴拿馬總統提議審查金融運作方式
Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela says the Panamanian government will create an independent commission to review the country's financial practices in the wake of the Panama Papers scandal.
Varela said in a brief televised statement Wednesday that the commission will contain "domestic and international experts" to evaluate the country's current practices and propose measures to strengthen transparency of financial and legal systems. Varela said Panama will share those recommendations with other countries so joint action can be taken to boost the overall transparency of the economic sector.
Meanwhile, France has added Panama to its "grey list" of world tax havens and is pushing for the international Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to do the same.
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria says the Panama Papers leak has shown the country's economic sector tolerates a "culture of secrecy" and called it the last major jurisdiction allowing clients to hide money from legal authorities.巴拿馬總統瓦雷拉說，發生巴拿馬文件醜聞後，巴拿馬政府將設立一個獨立委員會，對本國金融運作方式進行審查。
瓦雷拉星期三發表簡短電視聲明說，由“國內外專家”組成的委員會將評估巴拿馬目前的金融業運作方式，並提出建議，以提高金融及法律系統的透明度。瓦雷拉表示，巴拿馬將與其他國家分享有關建議，以便採取聯合行動，全面提高經濟領域的透明度。
與此同時，法國已將巴拿馬列入世界避稅港的“灰色名單”，並敦促國際經濟合作與發展組織採取同樣措施。
國際經濟合作與發展組織祕書長古里亞說，巴拿馬文件泄露事件顯示，巴拿馬經濟領域容忍祕密運作方式，並稱巴拿馬是最後一個允許客戶非法藏匿資產的重要司法管轄區。
