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Panama × Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity
Sanctions, anti-bribery, anti-money-laundering and checks on the companies you deal with. In Panama, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.
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What the rules say in Panama
From the Panama market guide: the points that matter most for risk, compliance & financial integrity, each with the source it was checked against.
Essentials guide · Source-checked research64% of statements checked against a source5 checked against an official source27 checked against a secondary sourceChecked 2026-10-194 held back until checked against an official source9 topics include AI-written statements, not source-checkedNot yet professionally reviewed
Corporations must report their ultimate beneficial owners through their resident agent to the Beneficial Ownership Registry under Law 23 of 2015 and Law 129 of 2020.
The registry is confidential and overseen by the Superintendencia de Sujetos No Financieros.Chambers and Partners (BDO Legal Panama) · checked 2026-10-19Law 23 of 2015 is the anti-money laundering law and requires know-your-customer checks.
Financial and designated non-financial reporting entities, including resident agents.Chambers and Partners (BDO Legal Panama) · checked 2026-10-19The FATF removed Panama from its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring on 27 October 2023.
Panama is not on the FATF list of 19 June 2026.Financial Action Task Force (FATF) · checked 2026-10-19The anti-money laundering law applies to designated non-financial businesses and professions, including lawyers acting as resident agents, real estate agents and free zone users.
Designated sectors.AI-written, not source-checkedThe Superintendencia de Sujetos No Financieros supervises anti-money laundering compliance by designated non-financial businesses.
Non-financial reporting entities.AI-written, not source-checkedPanama is a party to the United Nations Convention against Corruption.
International anti-corruption framework.AI-written, not source-checkedRead the full guide: Banking, payments and capital · Compliance, sanctions and governance
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Panamá · PanamaWONE Global Partner · Panama
Ebrahim Asvat K. is a founding partner of Patton, Moreno & Asvat. His practice focuses on corporate law, asset and tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, and offshore business structures. He holds an LL.M. from Harvard…
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