Dominican Day

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President Leonel Fernandez says that the Dominican Republic receives US$3.5 billion in remittances each year and declared the 20th of December "Dominican Day" in honor of Dominicans living abroad. Fernandez pointed out that 85% of all business that the DR conducts is made with the United States and that with the state of Florida alone commerce generates US$8 billion per year.

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