[DR1] The most expensive option

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The World Bank's representative in the Dominican Republic, Christina Malmberg, has told reporters that the government opted for the most expensive option when they decided to build the metro. She said that there were other solutions that were just as efficient and much less expensive. Malmberg also criticized the low investment in education, and said that the government should make a big effort to improve the quality and the quantity of education in the DR. According to the official, there is a whole spectrum of investments that could have been made instead of the metro system. She cited the Trans-Millennium buses used in Bogota, Colombia and the example of Santiago, Chile. Malmberg responded to reporters from Hoy when they asked her how the WB felt about the billions of pesos being spent on the Santo Domingo metro system. She said that while transport was a major problem in Santo Domingo, "the government chose one of the most expensive solutions: the Metro." The banking executive continued: "of the several options, some, in our technical opinion, would have been less costly, with greater results and great value for the money invested."

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