Economy October 24, 2018 - 4:34 pm

Free zone exports climb 10.9% to US$4.3B

La Romana zone

Santo Domingo.-  Free zone exports climbed 10.9%, from US$3.9 billion to US$4.3 billion, from yearend 2017 to September this year.

The figures mean an increase of US$430.0 million, said Dominican Free Zones Association (Adozonas) president Federico Domínguez Aristy

This sector paid RD$35.0 billion to more than 160 employees and contributed over RD$150.0 billion to the economy, according to Adozonas’ first president Manuel Enrique Tavárez.

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