Santo Domingo.– The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) highlighted this Tuesday that the Dominican Republic has maintained a economic growth average of 5.0% in the last decade, more than double the regional average, and has managed to reduce poverty to 18.2% and extreme poverty to 4.9%.
The United Nations agency also said that the Caribbean country has reached the inequality index (Gini) lower than Latin America in 2023 (0.39), stated a statement from the Dominican Presidency.
The first is to expand and strengthen the system of social protection towards a universal, comprehensive, sustainable and resilient model; promote active employment and labor inclusion policies, with special attention to young people, women and informal workers, and strengthen social institutions, moving towards a Social Protection Framework Law and better intersectoral articulation.
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Abinader thanked the technical support of the ECLAC and reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to strengthening the social protection as a pillar of human developmentthe economic inclusion and social mobility in Dominican Republic.
While the head of the Superate Social Development Directorate, Gloria Reyes, considered that the report constitutes a key tool for decision making of public policyreflecting the evolution of the Dominican system and the opportunities for social investment to reduce inequality and poverty gaps.
