The National Council of Private Enterprise (CONEP) took a long, hard look at the decisions taken by the second meeting of the government cabinet and liked what they saw. According to the Listin Diario, CONEP feel that the decisions are a good sign and show a stronger economy and more stability within the system. Among the steps especially praised by the CONEP was the decision to evaluate the assets of the three collapsed banks as a way of reducing the number of outstanding certificates held by the Central Bank – the so-called “quasi-fiscal deficit”. Such a move would free up more money for the government. CONEP also praised the uses that will be given to the fresh funds that are due to enter the government treasury as a result of the IMF accord, and the request made to the Economic Commission for Latin America (CEPAL) to carry out a study on the Dominican industrial sector in order to come up with a joint strategy for the local industries and the industrial free zones regarding the Free Trade Agreement with the United States.