Fiscal consolidation will be the short-term priority for the president, Juan Carlos Varela of the centre-right Partido Panamenista (PP), but this will be hampered by social-spending commitments and rising subsidies.
The government's overriding strategic goal will be to strengthen Panama's role as a regional transportation hub, with the Panama Canal expansion expected to be ready for commercial transit in 2016.

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Politics 22

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