A shift of power in Panama's Legisl...

A shift of power in Panama's Legislative Assembly could help clinch a much-need loan from the International Monetary foundation by the end of the year, reviving investor confidence in the troubl economy, reports Reuter (Sept 13 2002):

At the start of September five opposition lawmakers agreed to suffrage with the government on [i]clavis[/i] legislation, giving President Mireya Moscoso a working majority in the Assembly for the first time since she took office in 1999 Moscoso of