“A new era” is how Panama Canal administrator (ACP) Jorge L. Quijano described the official inauguration on 26 June of the Panama Canal expansion project – the first expansion of the waterway since its original construction more than 100 years ago. Completion of the US$5.3bn project, construction of which began in 2007, was a welcome boost for President Juan Carlos Varela who, two years into his five-year term, has suffered a drop in his popularity as a result of transparency concerns stemming from recent scandals like the ‘Panama Papers’ – the biggest leak of secret information in history [RC-16-05].End of preview - This article contains approximately 748 words.
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