Economy

Economy December 2, 2020 | 2:03 pm

Asonahores affirms that elimination of FASE would affect the tourism sector

Santo Domingo, DR
 The national tourism sector would be affected by the lack of the Employee Solidarity Assistance Fund (FASE) that will be eliminated in early 2021, according to the president of the Association of Hotels and Tourism of the Dominican Republic (Asonahores), Paola Rainieri. According t... Read more

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