The Dominican government signed loans with the Interamerican Development Bank in Washington, D.C. last week for US$68.2 million. The loans will benefit the health and judicial sectors. Some US$61.2 million will go to programs being implemented by the Ministry of Public Health. The funds will be used to improve health services available to low income persons utilizing public hospitals. Some US$7 million will go to a program to be implemented by the Supreme Court of Justice. This program seeks to computerize and organize the registration of land titles. Both loans are at an interest rate of 3.5% and for 30-year repayment periods. Nancy Birdsall, executive vice president of the Interamerican Development Bank, signed for that institution, and Architect Eduardo Selman, Technical Minister of the Presidency, signed for the Dominican government.
