PANAMA'S National Assembly   trails all other countries in Central America in terms of transparency and  is  among the five least transparent parliaments in Latin America.

A study, developed with the support of the Foundation for the Development of Citizen's Freedom [Local Transparency International]chapter, details that the transparency index of the Panamanian legislature is 44%, six points below the regional average.

This year the Network evaluated 13 countries,and included Panama in the research for   the first time  since  it began in 2002.