What lies ahead this year for Latin America? Well, it is easy to list a few of the main items on the region’s agenda: presidential elections in Colombia and Brazil, […]
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December 2001
Argentina’s growing difficulties are dwarfed by a slowing world economy.
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Reliance on remittances
Forty-one Dominicans have been reported killed or missing in September’s terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. But the uncertainty goes on for millions more. In common with many small […]
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Renewed reforms, Continued growth
For the Dominican Republic’s economy to keep humming, the government must continue upgrading its fiscal and tax regulations rather than become complacent because of past successes.
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Support for high technology
Danilo Del Rosario As part of its efforts to attract more hi-tech business, the Mejía administration has continued to support a ‘cyberpark’ project outside Santo Domingo […]
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Taking the first step
The Dominican Republic’s debut sovereign issue was well received and should pave the way for more public and private access to international capital markets.
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The President speaks
President Hipólito Mejía has ambitious plans for the remainder of his term.
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Touching down in new markets
Foreign direct investment and innovative financial structures are upgrading the tourism infrastructure.
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A country under-mined
Efforts are underway to increase foreign investment in the mining sector.
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Where are the aficionados now?
With the boom years of the nineties long gone, manufacturers in one of the Dominican Republic’s most distinctive industries – cigar production – must now confront a further period of […]