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Santo Domingo.- The public debt, or the foreign and domestic debts combined, grew by $1.9 billion to August, compared with December 2011, from US$16.6 billion to US$18.5 billion, according to Finance Ministry figures.

However, official figures contradict those of economists of the opposition parties, who say the government debt jumped US$9.4 billion at the end of 2004 to US$25.0 billion at midyear.

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in a June report on Latin America and the Caribbean and its prospects, also puts Dominican Republic’s gross public debt to that month at US$17.1 billion, of which US$4.9 billion was local and US$12.1 billion foreign.

Officia figures note that the country’s public debt is 32.4% as a nominal percentage of the GDP, estimated at US$57.1 billion.

The foreign debt, including multilateral, bilateral, local banks, bonds and suppliers, jumped US$1.0 billion, an 8.9% increase, from US$11.6 billion to $12.66 billion. The foreign debt is 22.2% of the nominal estimated GDP.

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Written by: josean, 26 Sep 2012 10:13 AM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016


And what do we have to show for it but the PLD's Political Committee's ill gotten wealth!


Written by: vacanos, 26 Sep 2012 10:17 AM
From: United States, An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.

Josie here it is kill yourself

1930-1965- US$161.0 Millions (After 1960-Trujillo, Balaguer, Bonnelly,Bosch,Triunvirato, Godoy,among others)
1966-1978- US$1,353 Millions (Joaquin Balaguer)
1978-1982- US$2,923 Millions (Antonio Guzman)
1982-1986 -US$3,810 Millions (Jorge Blanco)
1986-1996- US$3,994 Millions (Joaquin Balaguer)
1996-2000- US$3,384.8 Millions (Leonel Fernandez)
2000-2004- US$7,300 Millions (Hipolito Mejia)
2004-2012- US$14,420 Millions (Leonel Fernandez) dec 2011

Written by: juanb, 26 Sep 2012 10:45 AM
From: Dominican Republic

Can't blame the IMF for this.

They are the only thing that can save us.
Written by: Danilo, 26 Sep 2012 1:02 PM
From: Dominican Republic, www.DuckyDeals.com
Seems like Hippopola was a bad influence for Leonel's second and third term.
Written by: Escott, 26 Sep 2012 1:02 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Cabrera and Sosua a 2 days a month for payday
Reform is the only possible saviour of the DR
Written by: josean, 26 Sep 2012 1:51 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016

Spaeking of PURPLE DEBT!

The Truth of Lieonel’s Narco-Marco Economic Privatization Neo-Liberal Miracle begins to TRICKLE DOWN!

“The CDEEE debt is US$ 1 Billion 200 Million dollars”

“He said that the depth of the crisis found in the CDEEE is greater than initially imagined, which obliges the authorities to vary the plans that had been designed to address them.”

almomento.net/articulo/119653/Deuda-de-la-CDEEE-es-de-US$1200-MM


Written by: PENJO, 26 Sep 2012 2:20 PM
From: United States
Please people this is an easy one to solve. Mr. President please order your prosecutor to bring all those in office who have stolen the people's resources to accountability. The other day some Pastor advocated for a 10% return from those who have stolen the money. Well, I believe that we may just need only 10% of the total of people who have stolen that money. That number of people may be just enough to collect enough to repay such debt.
Written by: Spimx, 26 Sep 2012 4:45 PM
From: Canada
Pena y vergüenza debe de dar. Y aun así la gente culpara Hipólito por el desperdicio de dinero por parte del magnifico exelentisimo supremo maravilloso Dr. Leonel Fernández R. Aveces de me pena cuando la gente habla de mi país, cada día es peor que el anterior y aun así la gente sigue ciega y con favoritismo...
Written by: VeronicaDR, 26 Sep 2012 5:44 PM
From: United States
No wonder we cant keep the lights on.
Written by: dreadlocks, 26 Sep 2012 6:29 PM
From: United States
what is interesting is that the period of time under consideration coincides with the high campaign season.
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