Government will build and rehabilitate three parking lots at stations on Metro Line 2, governors support historic IDB reforms, proposal to increase IDB Invest capital, Conep says "balance" must be sought with bill seeking to eliminate tariffs on basic goods, US$100 million loan from the IDB will turn the port of Manzanillo into a modern logistics terminal, exports in 2021 exceeded US$12 billion, final destination of the Flying Fox yacht is still unknown, Miriam Germán: Attorney General should not be appointed or removed by the president, transfer of inmates from the "Little Prison" of Bella Colina begins; Fifteen will be released, Dominican authorities are monitoring an outbreak of avian influenza in European countries and the US, the IDB president opposes American companies investing in China, Biden says he will not "retract" his statements about Putin: "I'm not going to apologize," the US government plans to raise taxes on the wealthiest, Russian oligarch Abramovich and Ukrainian negotiators suffered possible "poisoning," Ukrainians and Russians resume face-to-face talks in Istanbul.
In her accountability report yesterday, Monday, the Attorney General of the Republic, Mirian Germán, reported that the current administration has committed to transferring confiscated assets to the Dominican State, stating that they have a total of 180 files of confiscated properties, including 20 titles registered in the name of the State; 122 in the process of completing documentation and 38 in the process of rectification for transfer.
Government will build and rehabilitate three parking lots at stations on Metro Line 2
The Government, through the “Parquéate RD” trust, will build and adapt three parking lots at the same number of stations on line 2 of the Santo Domingo Metro so that people can leave their vehicles and thus contribute to decongesting the streets and avenues of Greater Santo Domingo.
Governors support historic IDB reforms, IDB Invest capital increase proposal
The Boards of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and IDB Invest today approved a roadmap for a series of institutional reforms at the IDB and endorsed a proposed capital increase for IDB Invest, the IDB's private sector lending arm. These measures by the Governors will modernize the IDB, IDB Invest, and IDB Lab, our innovation laboratory, paving the way for a new 21st-century business model that will help Latin American and Caribbean countries more effectively address challenges such as poverty and inequality, climate change, and the need for digitalization.
Conep says a "balance" must be sought with the bill that aims to eliminate tariffs on basic goods
The president of the National Council of Private Enterprise (Conep), Pedro Brache, indicated that a balance must be struck with the bill submitted by the Executive Branch, which seeks to eliminate tariffs on some imported basic goods, so as not to negatively impact local producers. "The State's intention is clear: to relieve Dominican consumers of imported inflation, which comes from abroad. But at the same time, we must consider the productive sector, which has been resilient throughout the years of the pandemic and all the crises we have faced, providing food for all Dominicans," Brache stated.
A US$100 million loan from the IDB will transform the port of Manzanillo into a modern logistics terminal
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) held its Annual Meeting of Governors of the IDB and IDB Invest, a meeting in which its president, Mauricio Claver Carone, revealed that the multilateral organization has approved a US$100 million loan for the Port of Manzanillo to build a modern logistics terminal.
Exports in 2021 exceeded $12 billion
The Executive Branch reported that total exports of various products from the country exceeded US$12 billion in 2021. During the presentation of the progress of the National Export Promotion Plan (PNFE) 2020-2030, President Luis Abinader specified that the US$12,483.3 million breaks a "limit established years ago.".
The final destination of the Flying Fox yacht is still unknown
After a week of being anchored in the Port of Sans Souci, little is known about the Flying Fox , and even less about its occupant. Yesterday, Monday, during a tour of the Colonial City by journalists from Listín Diario, no movement was observed inside or outside the vessel, whose fate remains unknown following the investigations carried out by authorities within its facilities.
Miriam Germán: The Attorney General should not be appointed or removed by the President
The Attorney General of the Republic, Miriam Germán Brito, considered on Monday as an institutional weakness the fact that the highest representative of the Public Ministry is appointed by the President of the Republic and that he has the power to remove him at his discretion, when he deems it necessary.
Transfer of inmates from the "Little Prison" of Bella Colina begins; 15 will be released
More than 80 of the prisoners who were being held in the basement of the Bella Colina police stationin Manoguayabo, Santo Domingo Oeste municipality, were taken to La Victoria Penitentiary and the Najayo-Hombres Correction Center, according to a complaint published by Listín Diario.
Dominican authorities are monitoring the avian influenza outbreak in European countries and the U.S.
The General Directorate of Livestock (Digega) issued a document through which it warns importers of live birds, poultry products and by-products, that only imports from authorized countries that are free of highly pathogenic avian influenza will be allowed.
International
IDB president opposes American companies investing in China
The president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Mauricio Claver-Carone, said he does not want any company from the United States or Latin America to invest a single dollar in China or Asia. Claver-Carone also mentioned that in 2021 the IDB financed more than US$4 billion in nearshoring and more than US$2 billion to the private sector through IDB Invest. It was in this context that he stated he does not want any company from the United States or Latin America to invest a single dollar in China.
Biden insists he will not "stand back" from his statements about Putin: "I'm not going to apologize"
US President Joe Biden asserted on Monday that he does not "stand back" from his Saturday remarks in which he said Russian President Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power." "I'm not going to apologize," he declared. "I'm not taking anything back. I wasn't then, and I'm not now articulating a policy change. I was expressing the moral outrage that people felt, and I'm not going to apologize for that," Biden stated.
US government plans to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans
President Joe Biden wants to spend more next year on “combating Russian aggression” in Ukraine and crime in the United States, according to his budget proposal released Monday, which also proposes raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans. The White House budget proposal for 2023 (covering the period from October 1 to September 30), totaling $5.8 trillion, details the Biden administration’s spending priorities for the coming year.
Russian oligarch Abramovich and Ukrainian negotiators suffered a possible "poisoning"
Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, who is trying to mediate between Moscow and kyiv to end the war in Ukraine, as well as two Ukrainian negotiators, have suffered symptoms that point to possible "poisoning," the US newspaper The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
Ukrainians and Russians resume face-to-face talks in Istanbul
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has reached its 34th day. The day is marked by a round of in-person talks taking place in Istanbul between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations, under the shadow of allegations that some delegates, including Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, were poisoned during the previous round.
Sources: Hoy, Listín Diario, Diario Libre, ABC.
