DR won't meet Millennium goals

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Economy, Planning and Development Minister Temistocles Montas, speaking at the 55th Session of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) held in Geneva, said that the DR would only be able to fulfill three of the eleven Millennium Development Goals by 2015. Montas explained that despite the country's recent economic progress, economic troubles are affecting the Millennium Goals project. Montas blamed increased world food prices for failing to achieve the goal of 300,000 fewer poor people in 2007 and 2008. Montas was the first speaker at UNCTAD's "Trade and Productive Capacities for achieving Internationally Agreed Development Goals, including the MDGs" panel discussion. Montas said that this year inflation should reach 17%. The statement contradicts the Central Bank forecast for 13% inflation.
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