The Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) arrives in Santo Domingo today to meet with President Fernandez and his economic team. Murilo Portugal received a special invitation from the governor of the Central Bank, Hector Valdez Albizu. This evening Portugal will give a talk on “World Economic Perspectives and Challenges for the Dominican Republic”. The talk will focus on the effects of increasing oil prices and world food shortages. Portugal will be accompanied by Paulo Nogueira Batista, Jr., the Executive Director of the IMF’s Brazilian sector – which includes the DR – and Jose Fajgenbaum, the IMF Western Hemisphere assistant director. Also on the IMF team are Andy Wolf, the IMF chief of mission in the Dominican Republic and Portugal’s assistant Gerard Schwartz. The IMF will meet with both public and private sector representatives as well as members of civil society. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) arrives in Santo Domingo today to meet with President Fernandez and his economic team. Murilo Portugal received a special invitation from the governor of the Central Bank, Hector Valdez Albizu. This evening Portugal will give a talk on “World Economic Perspectives and Challenges for the … <\/p>\n