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Barrick Gold Corporation: The Gold Standard in Sustainability – Bringing Socio-Economic Benefits to Host Countries and Communities

Barrick Gold Corporation is a good neighbour, a valued stakeholder partner and a responsible steward of the environment. It believes these factors are the critical building blocks for a modern mining company, as important in their own way as geotechnical

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Santiago Free Zone Corporation – CZFS: Loosens the Bonds, Creating Growth for the North Region & the Country

Santiago Free Zone Corporation (CZFS in Spanish) is a leading national socio-economic development consortium which prides itself on delivering excellence and innovation. Founded on April 21, 1974, it is the administrative body of the Corporate Campus, the Victor Espaillat Mera

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Central Bank of the Dominican Republic: Dominican Economy Surges Ahead, Bringing Growth to Multiple Sectors

In recent years, the Dominican economy has shown high growth rates in an environment of low inflationary pressures, which has allowed the strengthening of its macro-economic fundamentals. Growth in economic activity has averaged 6.5% over the past five years —

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The World Bank: Local Currency Bonds Catch On as Countries Aim to Catch Up

Two years ago, the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation tried something that had never been done in the Dominican Republic. In a bid to increase access to finance to entrepreneurs and home-buyers, the Bank Group’s private sector arm became

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Panama – A Tax Friendly Environment for Foreign Investors

By Luis E. Ocando Bustamante, International Tax Partner of Ernst & Young, Panama, Central America, and Dominican Republic. The economic boom of Panama [1] has been accompanied by changes in its tax system, making Panama more attractive for foreign investors, especially for multinational

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