Organizing Committee president Luis Heredia Bonetti.
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Santo Domingo. - The 18th edition of the program Dominican Week in the United States to be held from September 20 to 24 in the cities Washington, D.C and New York will include a busy schedule designed to facilitate the analysis of high-priority issues from the Dominican-American agenda and bolster the economic, cultural and political ties between the two countries.
As part of Dominican Week features important gatherings with multilateral financial organizations such as the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, as well as trade regulatory and assistance entities including the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Export and Import Bank (EXIMBANK).
The meetings with the authorities of those financial organizations will provide an opportunity to evaluate and discuss economic-financial policy initiatives and projects for Dominican Republic, with the participation of Dominican business leaders and investment promoters.
The Dominican Week’s agenda will be addressed by a group of interdisciplinary students from various professional areas, such as historians, sociologists, economists, industrialists and cultural animators with a high intellectual level.
More info in: dominicanweekusa.com/index.html
Written by: juanb, 13 Sep 2010 4:36 PM
From: Dominican Republic
We miss you Ricardolito:
Writing in today's Diario Libre, economist Gustavo Volmar comments on the differences in ranking between the DR and Central American countries in the World Economic Forum Competitiveness Rank. He makes the point that the differences in rank show clearly why the DR is failing to make the most of the free trade agreements with Central America (DR-CAFTA).
The DR, for instance, is ranked 101st compared to Costa Rica's 56th ranking on a list of 139 countries. He makes the point that Costa Rica leads the DR in 10 of 12 evaluation criteria. He points out that the DR only does better only in the size of market and macroeconomic environment categories. He stresses what he describes as the abysmal difference in health and grade school (22 them, 107 us), innovation (35 and 118), higher education (43 and 99), product market efficiency (48 and 109), institutions (51 and 117).
Written by: juanb, 13 Sep 2010 4:41 PM
From: Dominican Republic
But the most shameful is having received the lowest ranking (139th) in regards to favoritism in decisions by government officials, the second worst (138th) in regards to wasteful government spending, and the third worst (137th) in quality of primary education.
Who else could put a good spin on this?
Written by: xwill7, 13 Sep 2010 4:55 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
Dominicans in US are glad to live here
Written by: danny00, 13 Sep 2010 6:56 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves,
Written by: xwill7, 13 Sep 2010 4:55 PM
From: United States, Chicago
Dominicans in US are glad to live here
YES, YES, AND MUCHO YES. MAN U HIT IT RIGHT ON THE HEAD...
NO I WILL LIVE IN SANTO DOMINGO WORK MY ASS OFF AND GIVE LOTS OF MY HARD EARNED MONEY TO ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES... Oops! did i say forty thieves?
Written by: danny00, 13 Sep 2010 7:04 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
spending, and the third worst (137th) in quality of primary education.
who else could put a good spin on this?
the only spin i can think of is 137th in any kind of education
what education? their will ever be any real education in the dr. and thats very sad.the governement all the governments rob the young at any chance they might have been their for them. without any formal education for the young the dr. will never be able to go where the dr. needs to go.
Written by: danny00, 13 Sep 2010 7:12 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
last week some on this site say that uncle sam is racial.
really my self and my family have been in the states for over 20years....
never has a police officer ever stopped me or any member of my family..
we all have honest jobs, drive our cars and obey the rules of the road they have in the states,{not like wild men in the dr.}.
we respect the police most do a great job..
if u want to sell drugs or steal, {like shop lift} yes then your going to have problems with the police and in the states your not going to pay them off with mil pesos. when the dr is cleaned up if that is ever possible then i can wave other flag. why should i now? without laws and rules too follow their can never be any country how can their be?
Written by: danny00, 13 Sep 2010 7:16 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
u can say what ever about uncle sam but let me tell u something..
THE UNITED STATES IS THE MOST ORGANIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD...
and i have been to many other countrys.... if u have not THEN PLEASE DONT COMMENT BECAUSE ONLY U DONT REALLY KLNOW WHAT YOUR SAYING.
Written by: danny00, 13 Sep 2010 7:24 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
guess im letting off steam my daughter moved 3 months ago.. man its a horror story with the luz. like one nightmare all she did was moved and still they cant figure this out..not going into the whole story.... i told her not to move but she did not listen.only in l;a- land could this happen for two years she paid around rd's 800 when she moved they told her she owes them rds $25,000 why? now she has no elec. she paid her elec. bill in the 1st week for two years.never did she not pay or was late.
rank 137th? shit they should be ranked 199th. and even then the world is only be kind to them the dr.
Written by: ateo2010 
, 13 Sep 2010 10:02 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Owning Noobs
Ok dannyy WTF those all that have to do with Dominican Week in US ? first of all. Seriously no ones gives a shit about your fake ass personal stories.
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
Ateo, he's just another Haitian that was able to leave Haiti, and now DR is too little for him. Keep on hating.
Written by: ateo2010 , 14 Sep 2010 4:01 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Owning Noobs
I'm just a bit sorry for him for only one sad reason, that he was born Haitian hahahaha!!!!..
From: United States, words of wisdom from the nutcracker
Danny ain't nobady trying here that dumb shit about your America the beautiful this asshole said america is the most organise last time i checked buddy the banks when bankrupt in 2008 and america is 15 trillion dollars debt . take a break from your false believes what so organised about that lol
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Writing in today's Diario Libre, economist Gustavo Volmar comments on the differences in ranking between the DR and Central American countries in the World Economic Forum Competitiveness Rank. He makes the point that the differences in rank show clearly why the DR is failing to make the most of the free trade agreements with Central America (DR-CAFTA).
The DR, for instance, is ranked 101st compared to Costa Rica's 56th ranking on a list of 139 countries. He makes the point that Costa Rica leads the DR in 10 of 12 evaluation criteria. He points out that the DR only does better only in the size of market and macroeconomic environment categories. He stresses what he describes as the abysmal difference in health and grade school (22 them, 107 us), innovation (35 and 118), higher education (43 and 99), product market efficiency (48 and 109), institutions (51 and 117).
Who else could put a good spin on this?
Written by: xwill7, 13 Sep 2010 4:55 PM
From: United States, Chicago
Dominicans in US are glad to live here
YES, YES, AND MUCHO YES. MAN U HIT IT RIGHT ON THE HEAD...
NO I WILL LIVE IN SANTO DOMINGO WORK MY ASS OFF AND GIVE LOTS OF MY HARD EARNED MONEY TO ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES... Oops! did i say forty thieves?
who else could put a good spin on this?
the only spin i can think of is 137th in any kind of education
what education? their will ever be any real education in the dr. and thats very sad.the governement all the governments rob the young at any chance they might have been their for them. without any formal education for the young the dr. will never be able to go where the dr. needs to go.
really my self and my family have been in the states for over 20years....
never has a police officer ever stopped me or any member of my family..
we all have honest jobs, drive our cars and obey the rules of the road they have in the states,{not like wild men in the dr.}.
we respect the police most do a great job..
if u want to sell drugs or steal, {like shop lift} yes then your going to have problems with the police and in the states your not going to pay them off with mil pesos. when the dr is cleaned up if that is ever possible then i can wave other flag. why should i now? without laws and rules too follow their can never be any country how can their be?
u can say what ever about uncle sam but let me tell u something..
THE UNITED STATES IS THE MOST ORGANIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD...
and i have been to many other countrys.... if u have not THEN PLEASE DONT COMMENT BECAUSE ONLY U DONT REALLY KLNOW WHAT YOUR SAYING.
rank 137th? shit they should be ranked 199th. and even then the world is only be kind to them the dr.