His credibility is threatened by corruption scandals swirling around the outgoing government of President Ernesto Perez Balladares.

ECONOMIST: Panama

President Ernesto Perez Balladares is now trying to get a multinational anti-narcotics centre set up to spend in their place.

ECONOMIST: The canal and the president

Perez Balladares answers that the railroad was in poor repair and losing money at the time it was given to Panama.

CNN: The Canal Cronies