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10-22-2009, 02:20 PM
According to the Minister of Economy, Planning and Development, Temistocles Montas, non-petroleum imports from the US fell by 23% in August and DR exports to the US have fallen by 18% during the same period. Montas said that the international financial crisis is affecting female workers the hardest. Montas made these statements during a seminar "Analysis of the global financial crisis from a gender perspective: Its impact on women" organized by the Ministry of Women, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the International Labor Organization (ILO)
Montas added that the DR has a high level of poverty, with 35% of the population living below the poverty line.
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Montas added that the DR has a high level of poverty, with 35% of the population living below the poverty line.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)