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Economy April 5, 2017 | 8:34 pm

World Bank girds Dominican Gov. budget with US$60.0M

Santo Domingo.- The World Bank will disburse US$60.0 million to support the Dominican government budget for this year, the Central Bank said Wednesday in an emailed statement. The authorities didn’t provide further details about the transaction, but noted that the World Bank's aims to collaborate on issues such as health of the national banking and financial system. Central banker Hector V... Read more

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