AMCHAM and corruption

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The American Chamber of Commerce organized a seminar on corruption in the Dominican Republic at the Hotel Jaragua. One of the key conclusions was the fact that public and private corruption presented an obstacle to the country's development. The seminar also called for the strengthening of institutions that fight corruption. Speakers at the event included National Council for Private Business (CONEP) president Lisandro Macarrulla, chief justice of the Supreme Court Jorge Subero Isa, award-winning sociologist Rosario Espinal, Supreme Court justice Victor Jose Castellanos, and the Attorney General of Costa Rica, Francisco Dall'Anese. Chief Justice Subero Isa called for severe, even drastic, corruption prevention measures. Rosario Espinal said that the nation needed to modernize its government institutions responsible for fighting corruption. Lisandro Macarrulla pointed out that the recent report from Transparency International showed how corruption hurt the poor hardest, since corruption prevented assistance from reaching the needy as it should. Corruption also prevents social transformation and change of status for the poorest sector. According to the CONEP leader, "societies with a lot of corruption have governments that prefer to spend in areas where the possibilities for payoffs and discretional payments are broader."

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