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Local July 9, 2024 | 10:32 am

Ministry of Economy reports 10-point drop in poverty over 7 years

Santo Domingo.- From 2016 to 2023, the Dominican Republic has made significant strides in reducing poverty levels despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall poverty has decreased by over 10 percentage points, with extreme poverty, though briefly rising by 2 percentage points during the pandemic, stabilizing at approximately 3.0%, nearing pre-pandemic levels. The... Read more

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