DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

President Luis Abinader continued his high-level agenda in France this week, centering on the Dominican Republic’s integration into global standards for transparency. On 25 March 2026, Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez and OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Paris, formalizing a partnership to design the country’s first National Integrity and Anti-Corruption Strategy.

The agreement, witnessed by President Abinader, aims to align Dominican public policy with international benchmarks. During his keynote at the OECD Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum, Abinader described corruption as an “invisible tax” that distorts competition and discourages investment, asserting that integrity is a pillar of his administration’s economic and democratic development.

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