http://www.dominicantoday.com The first online newspaper in english language of the Dominican Republic. en-us Copyright 2008 DominicanToday.com Merit Designs ICM 60 News http://www.dominicantoday.com/rss/rss.gif http://www.dominicantoday.com The first online newspaper in english language of the Dominican Republic. http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/18/48006/Credit-card-rates-will-fall-in-2-months-Banks-chief Santo Domingo.- The Superintendent of Banks on Tuesday said the interest paid by cardholders will be lower in two months, as the mechanism it assumed to "operationalize" their fall will take effect in that period. Economy Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/18/48006/Credit-card-rates-will-fall-in-2-months-Banks-chief http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/14/47974/Government-signs-US802M-loan-to-fix-East-Regions-roads Santo Domingo.- The Central American Economic Integration Bank (BCIE) loaned US$80.2 million to Dominican Government to finance a project to improve and expand the Eastern Corridor’s roadways. Economy Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:10:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/14/47974/Government-signs-US802M-loan-to-fix-East-Regions-roads http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/14/47970/Fuel-prices-unchanged-from-June-15-to-23 Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry posted unchanged prices on all fuels for the week from June 15 to 23 premium gasoline will still cost RD$249.70 per gallon and regular will cost RD$229.70. Economy Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:20:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/14/47970/Fuel-prices-unchanged-from-June-15-to-23 http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/14/47969/Dominican-Republic-joins-global-trend-to-save-the-environment Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic is poised to adopt the global trend of Environmental Services Payments (ESP) by passing regulatory legislation, for which the American Chamber of Commerce’s (AMCHAMDR) Legal Committee held the seminar "Bill on environmental services: New tax burden or promotion of environmental protection?," with several experts taking part Economy Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:30:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/14/47969/Dominican-Republic-joins-global-trend-to-save-the-environment http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/13/47958/Dominican-Antinarcotics-agency-looks-to-buy-twin-turbine-chopper Economy Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:24:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/13/47958/Dominican-Antinarcotics-agency-looks-to-buy-twin-turbine-chopper http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/13/47957/Government-More-than-200-new-works-by-August-16 Economy Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:10:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/13/47957/Government-More-than-200-new-works-by-August-16 http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/18/48005/Medina-breaks-ground-for-Santo-Domingo-Beltway Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Tuesday headed groundbreaking for the construction of the Santo Domingo Beltway, whose first phase will cost more than US$97.0 million. Economy Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:22:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/18/48005/Medina-breaks-ground-for-Santo-Domingo-Beltway http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/17/47993/Dominican-President-AES-Corp-CEO-meet-in-the-National-Palace Santo Domingo.– AES Corporation CEO and President, Andrés Gluski, met today at the National Palace with President Danilo Medina and Vice President of CDEEE, Rubén Bichara, to announce the platform expansion plan of the company in the Dominican Republic. This expansion, which will be developed by AES, the Government and other strategic partners, involves over a billion dollars in the next five years. Economy Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:53:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/17/47993/Dominican-President-AES-Corp-CEO-meet-in-the-National-Palace http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/17/47991/Four-hour-meeting-fails-to-lift-Haiti-ban-on-Dominican-productsUPDATE Santo Domingo -After meeting for more than four hours, the Haitian and Dominican authorities failed to reach an agreement to lift the ban on poultry and eggs imports. Economy Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:01:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/17/47991/Four-hour-meeting-fails-to-lift-Haiti-ban-on-Dominican-productsUPDATE http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/17/47989/Government-pays-RD5290M-owed-to-137-school-breakfast-suppliers Santo Domingo.- Student Welfare director Rene Jaquez on Monday announced that the government paid RD$529.0 million owed to 137 suppliers of the school breakfast. Economy Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:17:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/17/47989/Government-pays-RD5290M-owed-to-137-school-breakfast-suppliers http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/17/47984/Haiti-ban-shows-Hispaniola-commissions-lack-of-clout-on-trade-rows Santo Domingo.- The row unleashed by Haiti’s ban on Dominican eggs and poultry has shed light on the Joint Dominican-Haitian Bilateral Commission’s lack of clout in the current disputes among the two Hispaniola island nations, despite being “two wings of the same bird." Economy Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:56:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/17/47984/Haiti-ban-shows-Hispaniola-commissions-lack-of-clout-on-trade-rows http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/17/47983/Medina-asks-industrialists-whats-your-effort San Cristobal, Dominican Republic.- During president Danilo Medina’s now traditional surprise visits on Sunday, he called on the San Cristobal Industrial Park cluster to make a greater sacrifice, when its beneficiaries asked him for the steel buildings, a power plant, money to purchase machinery and working capital. Economy Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:27:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/17/47983/Medina-asks-industrialists-whats-your-effort http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/14/47975/Caribbean-ministers-upbeat-on-a-more-prosperous-region Santo Domingo.- The Caribbean must integrate even further to bolster the region’s participation in the global economy, and re-launch policies and institutions for a stronger and more confident population, as the only path toward significantly prosperous and progressive societies. Economy Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:45:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/6/14/47975/Caribbean-ministers-upbeat-on-a-more-prosperous-region