This weekend, the government will hold a seminar to analyze the great challenges faced by the nation and solutions to the economic situation. President Leonel Fernandez will be present throughout the seminar. The meeting – to which 300 businesspeople and 200 representatives of civil society have been invited – will seek formulas to resolve the electric problem, short and medium term reforms and conditions to guarantee a positive impact of DR-CAFTA. Also invited are the presidents of both chambers of Congress and the Finance, Agriculture and Industry and Commerce commissions, Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez, Msgr. Agripino Nunez Collado and representatives of protestant churches. A recent analysis of the Dominican economy and its performance in the framework of the stand-by agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and a reflection on the sources of instability present in the international economic environment will complement the topics that will be analyzed at Dominican Fiesta Hotel, starting at 9:00 am Saturday.