Executives of the Association of Foreign Investment in the Dominican Republic (Asiex) have announced investments worth US$1 billion in 2014. Asiex president Carlos Gonzalez made the announcement at a press conference after meeting with President Danilo Medina at the Presidential Palace yesterday, Wednesday 18 September. Gonzalez said that many investors see the Dominican Republic as a stable, geographically well-located country with good potential. He said that Asiex members have invested over US$20 billion in the DR and are responsible for over 165,000 direct and indirect jobs. Gonzalez said that the Medina administration is focusing efforts on further improvements to judicial security, as reported in El Caribe.