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Dominican Central Bank Reports 29% Growth In Remittances

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The Dominican Republic has emerged victorious in this struggle. Over the last 5 years the Dominican Republic was a fast growing Caribbean economy. In 2018 remittances to the Dominican Republic accounted for more than 7% of the country’s GDP. Remittances to the Dominican Republic averaged $312.9

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Remittance Cash Pickup Not Possible During Lockdown? There’s Another Way.

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To control the spread of the disease governments have imposed sweeping quarantines. Ria will also continue to provide cash home delivery services in Armenia, the Dominican Republic, Hungary, Morocco, Nicaragua, Peru, the Philippines, and Vietnam. The coronavirus infection has spread to more than 175 countries and territories.

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A Conversation with 2020 Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang

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One in five prime working age American men has not worked in the last twelve months, and our labor force participation rate is down to 62.9%, the same levels as El Salvador the Dominican Republic. But at this point, our government is so backward, dysfunctional and unresponsive that it’s not even on the agenda.