PANAMA CITY: Panama mounted a fierce defense of its crucial financial services sector on Wednesday, trying to head off a feared international clampdown on its offshore business in the wake of the "Panama Papers" leak.

President Juan Carlos Varela vowed firmly to "confront whoever comes to put down Panama's image."

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