President Danilo Medina invited members of the leadership of big business in the country to talks at the Presidential Palace. The 30 August 2019 meeting follows previous calls to meet on 13 June in Cap Cana and 27 June also at the Presidential Palace. The Presidency reported that the businessmen were at the Presidential Palace to express their support to the public policies implemented during Medina’s administration. The Presidency highlighted the strengthening of the public-private alliance over the past seven years.
The Presidency published a photograph showing the convened businessmen. Among these were: Felix García, Manuel Estrella, Fernando Capellán, Micalo Bermúdez, José Clase, Frank Rainieri, Fernando Villanueva, Juan Vicini, Francisco Rodríguez, Héctor José Rizek, Guillermo Julián, Luis Velutini, Mario Lama, Andrés Dauhajre.
Also present at the meeting for the Medina administration were Administrative Minister of the Presidency José Ramón Peralta, Interior and Police Minister José Ramón Fadul, Public Works Minister Gonzalo Castillo.
Social media focused on how the upper echelons of business are all male.
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Presidencia
31 August 2019