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IMF Agreement - US cable - 2003: LINK ¤ 03SANTODOMINGO5998

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• "the US embassy had looked - on the Dominican government !"

 

 

 

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• "wether there had been the - fulfillment of obligations under its !"

 

 

 

 

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• "IMF standby agreement - Dominican secretary of finances - Calderon !"

 

 

 

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• "and central bank governor - Malkun - confided that the !"

 

 

 

 

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• "Dominican government - continued to work - with unofficial !"

 

 

 

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• "consultative help - from the IMF - International Monetary Fund !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the IMF had lobbied for - drastic cut in spending !"

 

 

 

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• "it worked closely - with the Dominican government !"

 

 

 

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• "the IMF staff - was still in the country - on an unofficial basis !"

 

 

 

 

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• "it worked closely - with the Dominican government !"

 

 

 

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• "that fulfilled - most of the performance criteria !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the delay - of disbursements - from the IDB - inter-american bank !"

 

 

 

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• "and the World Bank - were major difficulties !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the Dominican finance secretary - pressed the US embassy !"

 

 

 

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• "on the urgent need - for funds - and twice asked !"

 

 

 

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• "for help - in obtaining disbursement - of the US$ 200m - IDB loan !"

 

 

 

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• "the Dominican government's problem - was revenue - not expenditures !"

 

 

 

 

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• "Dominican public investment - was down - 57.7 percent !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

President Mejia on IMF - US cable - 2003: LINK ¤ 03SANTODOMINGO6075

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• "US ambassador - had met with - president Mejia !"

 

 

 

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• "members of his - economic cabinet - and International Monetary Fund - representatives !"

 

 

 

 

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• "Mejia - expressed frustration - about delays - in disbursement !"

 

 

 

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• "of loans - from the IMF - and the multilateral banks !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the Dominican government - had reduced capital expenditures - by 35 percent !"

 

 

 

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• "in nominal terms - 60 percent if inflation - was into acount !"

 

 

 

 

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• "inflation - running 35 percent - was a serious issue !"

 

 

 

 

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• "one cause of the Dominican crises - had been the tremendous !"

 

 

 

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• "outflow - of capital - president Mejia blamed this !"

 

 

 

 

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• "Dominican economic problems - on the banking sector !"

 

 

 

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• "the IMF - and IDB - inter-american bank - were !"

 

 

 

 

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• "not good for the - Dominican economy !"

 

 

 

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• "if he did not help - the people in need - he would be thrown out !"

 

 

 

 

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• "IMF country manager - Marcelo Figuerola - and resident representative !"

 

 

 

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• "Ousmene Mandeng - said about the Dominican government !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the Dominican - economic team - took orders - from the IMF !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMF technical Agreement - US cable - 2003: LINK ¤ 03SANTODOMINGO7469

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• "IMF - Ousmene Mendeng - had confirmed - to USAID director !"

 

 

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• "US aid agency - that local press reports - were generally accurate !"

 

 

 

 

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• "concerning the elements - of the technical agreement - with the IMF !"

 

 

 

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• "the deficit target - was - 3.5 pct - of GDP !"

 

 

 

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• "the Dominican government - should meet the targets - by adjusting expenditure !"

 

 

 

 

 

IMF Hurdles - US cable - 2004: LINK ¤ 04SANTODOMINGO194

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• "the IMF - had been asking for a - virtually unachievable reduction !"

 

 

 

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• "of the Dominican - money supply - by 14 percent !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and maintaining a - free exchange market !"

 

 

 

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• "the Paris Club refinancing - was a condition - of the IMF agreement !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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President Mejia on IMF - US cable - 2004: LINK ¤ 04SANTODOMINGO232

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• "president Mejia - said "the Dominican Republic"  !"

 

 

 

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• "had been doing everything - what the IMF - was asking !"

 

 

 

 

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• "president Mejia - did not - like it !"

 

 

 

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• "and thought this policy - damaged to the Dominican country !"

 

 

 

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• "he was - in fact - doing - what the IMF wanted !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dominican Work Stoppage - US cable - 2004: LINK ¤ 04SANTODOMINGO537

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• "most Dominican businesses - were shuttered - for the national !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "work stoppage - called by a coalition - of community !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "labor - student - and political groups !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "to protest - economic - and social policies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the Dominicans - wanted better - economic conditions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "e.g. less inflation - and no electricity blackouts !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Electricity - US cable - 2004: LINK ¤ 04SANTODOMINGO3629

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• "the Dominican Republic's - electricity sector - had witnessed !"

 

 

 

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• "a decline - in energy production - with blackouts !"

 

 

 

 

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• "in many areas - reached 15 - to 20 hours - daily !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

President Fernandez - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08SANTODOMINGO1024

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• "in Fernandez's - speeches - at the food security summit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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• "hosted by the - Food and Agriculture Organization - FAO - in Italy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "president Fernandez - called on - developed countries !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "to provide - more assistance - to developing countries !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "for example combat - food prices !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "there must not be - wealth - through profit - speculation - and greed !"

 

 

 

 

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• "there has to be - a sensitivity - to the problems - of others !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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• "to defend - and develop - the model of civilization !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Climate - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09SANTODOMINGO1313

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• "Victor Garcia - office director - and Carol Franco !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "environmental economist - for the national climate council - said !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "not - free economies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "but sustainably developed - economies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "are the way - to our - climate-friendly future !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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