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Diario Libre reports that only 10 of every 100 Dominicans are aware of the content of the negotiations between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the government. Despite all the brouhaha, few people know what the IMF demands entail, and few are willing to give an opinion on whether an agreement would be of benefit …

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Cuban and United States security officials have been co-opted to help with additional security measures at Las American International Airport as participants start arriving for August?s Pan American Games. Agents from both countries will work in coordination with Dominican security officials, patrolling all areas of the airport to protect the expected five thousand athletes from …

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In a move that took some economists by surprise, the Central Bank issued RD$10 billion in investment certificates yesterday evening, at interest rates that varied from 31% for 30-day terms and up to 36% for 180-day terms. The certificates will be sold via intermediaries or directly to the public, according to a Central Bank publication …

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Economists Eduardo Tejera and Pedro Silverio talked to Mario M?ndez, the economic editor of Hoy, to warn that the new emission of RD$10 billion in Central Bank certificates creates a drastic change in the monetary and fiscal picture that was presented in the letter of intention to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and that new …

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According to Diario Libre, the government will not modify its economic policies. Finance Minister Rafael Calder?n told the press he rejected any notion that the current crisis is the result of poor management by the government?s economic team. Calder?n opted to lay blame on the collapse of Baninter instead. While he admitted that the economic …

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The lead story in the List?n Diario says that the electrical distributors owe the government RD$500 million for energy sold to them by the CDEEE (Dominican Corporation of State owned Electrical Enterprises ? the new name for the Dominican Electric Corporation). Finance Minister Rafael Calder?n said there are tax issues pending with these companies, and …

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The president of the Senate refuted reports that a large number of consultants had been dismissed and that as many as 40 military and police officials were withdrawn from service by the Dominican Congress. According to an official publication in today?s List?n Diario, Andr?s Bautista (PRD-Espaillat) clarifies that in 2001 there were 62 consultants for …

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According to a full-page story in the economic section of the El Caribe, diesel fuel has been hardest hit by the continual price increases of the past year. In January of 2002 the price for a gallon of regular diesel fuel was RD$18.79, and today its price stands at RD$37.17. Many people were looking at …

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President Hip?lito Mej?a ratified Law 123-03 yesterday, giving the name of former statesman Joaqu?n Balaguer to the Parque Mirador del Sur. In attendance were several PRSC party leaders, including Lila Alburquerque, president of the Chamber of Deputies, Rafael Bello Andino, president of the PRSC party, and Amable Aristy Castro, president of the Dominican Municipal League. …

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The latest Gallup-Omnimedia poll shows that President Mej?a is faltering in the opinions of potential voters for next May?s election. According to the lead story of the Diario Libre, the poll shows that 81% of possible voters disapprove of Mej?a?s insistence on a second term of office. A full 73% say that even if the …

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