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President Luis Abinader informed that the Dominican Republic s manufacturing industry grew by 6.5 percent in February 2021, compared to 2020 before the coronavirus (COVID-19) had been detected in the country.
Taking as reference figures provided by the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, the president indicated that 100 percent of the jobs were recovered in recent months in the free zone segment. This is in addition to the six consecutive months of this important sector that is exhibiting record export figures that exceed RD$3,165 million in this lapse, surpassing previous periods by almost 200 million, he stated.
He specified that from August 2020 to April 2021, some 45 companies have been approved, which generate about 6,597 jobs, with an investment of RD$7,596 million pesos (equivalent to US$133,545,048) and with foreign exchange earnings of more than 120 million dollars.