Ratifications for the Boards of Social Security and the National Mortgage Bank

The National Assembly of Panama ratified new appointments to the boards of the Social Security and the National Mortgage Bank, presenting new names for key positions in these state institutions.

The National Assembly of Panama ratified Ricaurter Manuel Jurado Banquez as a principal member of the Board of Directors of the Social Security (Caja del Seguro Social), representing the workers. The main appointments to the Board of Directors of the National Mortgage Bank (BHN) were also ratified: Ana Gabriela Soberón Tejada, Iván De Icaza Delgado, Tulio Emilio Ramírez Zapata, Carlota Mattos Alvarado, and Fausto Bruno Fernández De León.

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