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Economy August 25, 2016 | 8:53 am

Dominican economy grows 7.4% in first half, paced by construction

Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s economy grew 7.4%, inthe first half measured in terms of gross domestic product (GDP), the CentralBank affirmed Wednesday.

It said construction grew 17.7%, and has paced all sectorsduring 12 consecutive quarters, followed by; Mining (25.1%), Financialintermediation (11.0%), Health (9.5%), Agriculture (8.0%), other service activities(7.2%), education ... Read more

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