NewsWhore
05-09-2007, 06:00 PM
The Samana province heads the latest list of provincial growth in the Dominican Republic. According to the economic index produced by Yellow Pages, Samana, Santiago and Monsignor Nouel are the three fastest growing provinces in the DR. Samana posted a record 27% growth for 2006. In absolute numbers, however, as would be expected, Santo Domingo posted more new businesses than any place else, with 13,600 new businesses registered in 2006, and Santiago was a distant second with 3,381 new businesses. Again, as expected, the provinces with the least growth of business were those along the border with Haiti. According to Ivan Reinoso, the president of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce, most of the growth of Samana is tourist-related. Santiago's growth was attributed to the increase in call centers and the cigar business.
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