Panama categorically rejects tax haven label. Remarks by Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, unfair and offensive
Monday, November 7, 2011
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The Panamanian government categorically rejected French president Nicolas Sarkozy's "unfair" and "offensive" characterization of the country as a tax haven.
"Panama is not a tax haven," said Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli.
"I assume this must have been a mistake and I hope that in the coming days, when his ministers teach him that Panama does not meet all the requirements for being a tax haven, that he corrects himself immediately."
Original source: AFP