The free zone sector will end this year with an export volume of more than US$8 billion and about 200,000 direct jobs generated.
This forecast shared by President Luis Abinader is thanks to the recovery and the constant post-covid-19 growth that the sector has had.
Abinader made the comment while heading an act in which the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Víctor -Íto- Bisonó, presented a balance of the sector.
The President said that the results achieved up to last year, and that continue since the beginning of this year in terms of jobs, investments and exports, clearly show that we are on the right track and that the free zones grow and strengthen every day.
He said that he will continue working to maintain a climate of stability and confidence, protecting established investments, so that new investors will also commit to the country and continue generating new and better opportunities.
He said that he asked Minister Bisonó, together with the Foreign Ministry and the National Competitiveness Council, and hand in hand with the private sector, to identify how the Dominican Republic can materialize the opportunities presented by the current conjunctures.
Challenges
For her part, the president of the board of directors of the Free Trade Zone of the Americas, Claudia Pellerano, pointed out that, despite the recovery and growth of the sector, there is still the challenge of developing human capital to continue the evolution.
She indicated that the pace of growth of this sector demands more technical and vocational training. “Companies require more and more training to continue improving our positioning at the regional and global level,” explained Pellerano, executive of the free zone.
Exports
Minister Ito Bisonó explained that for the first time ever, in 2021, free zones exceeded the US $ 7,000 million milestone in exports, with a growth of 22.7% over the previous year, projecting a considerable increase by the end of 2022, given the diversification of export destinations and the leadership that the country maintains in the export of cigars, electrical switches, among others.
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