The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) reports that the new president of the Trade and Development Board is Luis Manuel Piantini Munigh, the DR ambassador to the World Trade Organization. Piantini is a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic. Piantini, who replaces Jean Feyder of Luxembourg, took on the presidency of the TDB at the opening of the 57th session. He was elected by acclamation.
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