Economist Miguel Collado, executive vice president of the CREES think tank and non-profit consulting organization, urged the Abinader administration to put aside politics and take advantage of the Trump tariffs initiative to push forward needed structural reform in the country. The Dominican Republic has been levied with a 10% tariff on exports to the US, as part of the Liberation Day package presented by the Trump administration on 2 April 2025.
Collado, speaking during an interview for the morning talk show El Despertador on Channel 9, stressed that all has been said and studied and the country could take advantage of the present uncertainties to act. He said this is the time to “motivate change.” It is the time for action, if there is the intent to do something, he says. He suggests returning to the rationale of public policies based on economics. He says structural reform...
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