The United States and Europe are the leading trading partners of the country and are expected to experience recessions due to the effects of the Covid-19. An economic analysis in Diario Libre headlines that what at best would be a severe cold in the United States could turn into pneumonia for the Dominican Republic. The United States is the country’s leading trading partner. It also is where the most Dominican expats live and that have been sending home around US$6 billion a year in remittances for family and friends.
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Diario Libre
25 March 2020