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Dominican Central Bank Reports 29% Growth In Remittances

YoungUpstarts

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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Paul Herdsman Of NICE Global: The Benefits Of Utilizing Nearshore Outsourcing For Your Business

YoungUpstarts

Back in 2013, my own company was offshore outsourcing to four different countries: the Dominican Republic, Honduras, the Philippines, and India. After a while, it began to place an immense strain on our internal resources to manage all of the centers efficiently, effectively negating the cost-savings we were benefiting from.

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Founder Interview: Alejandro Russo, Building the Candela Spiced Rum Brand

The Startup Magazine

Candela Mamajuana is an alcohol/spirits startup brand that is bringing the Dominican Republic’s native rum to the world. Candela Mamajuana was born after Alejandro became fascinated by mamajuana (a spiced rum native to the Dominican Republic) after it was served to him at a hotel bar in the Dominican Republic.

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Micro-Multinationals, And How They Will Define Our Era

YoungUpstarts

Its executives sit in San Francisco, its CTO is based in the Dominican Republic, and its development team is in Belgrade. They might look more like Vast.com, a big data solutions provider for homebuyers. It has 25 employees across five time zones, four nations and two continents.

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

YoungUpstarts

Ria will also continue to provide cash home delivery services in Armenia, the Dominican Republic, Hungary, Morocco, Nicaragua, Peru, the Philippines, and Vietnam. We recommend that before stepping out to visit a cash pickup agent you contact them to check if they are open.

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Why Moving Your Small Business Online Doesn’t Have To Be Scary

YoungUpstarts

ShareMoney makes it easy to share money with someone in Mexico , start sending money to the Dominican Republic , and more. However, they aren’t always the quickest, most efficient ways to send money internationally. Make sure you also have access to a resource like ShareMoney. Leverage the Power of Social Media.

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8 startups that leveraged products for social good, and where they’re headed in 2014

The Next Web

Cisse Trading ’s aim is simple: buy Fair Trade noms, from cookies to cocoa, on-site or in grocers from main to Virginia, where you’re immediately giving back to the Dominican Republic farmers who grow ‘em. You can’t talk back to your baked goods – or can you? Follow @CisseTradingCo on Twitter to see what’s cooking for 2014.