Economy

Economy April 13, 2021 | 2:17 pm

DISDO industrial park will generate 30,000 jobs

Santo Domingo, DR.
President Luis Abinader held a meeting with industrialists in the Santo Domingo Oeste Industrial Park (DISDO) yesterday. He promised to improve the infrastructure and security works, where he intends to create 30,000 jobs. The president affirmed that this goal could... Read more

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