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Panama bans new mining deals, but fails to quell protests
Panama bans new mining deals, but fails to quell protests
Economy
by  AFP

Panama's President Laurentino Cortizo on Friday announced a ban on new metal mining concessions, but maintained a contract with a Canadian company that has sparked massive protests in the country. In a televised address, the president said the government had issued a decree "declaring a ban on granting new metallic mineral concessions throughout the country."