The National Council of Export Free Zones (CNZFE) approved 10 new Business of the sector, with an investment of 16.1 million dollars which are projected to generate 1,375 direct jobs.
Among the activities to which the Business They include the manufacture of tubes, classification, packaging and processing of fruits and vegetables, textile manufacturing, tobacco processing, repair and assembly of cellular devices, among others.
In the ordinary session of the Board of Directors of the CNZFEcarried out this Wednesday, the installation permit for an industrial park was also approved, with an estimated investment of some 6.3 million dollars, and an amount greater than 1.2 million dollars in foreign currency.
The towns where these will be located Business They are Santo Domingo, Santiago, Monsignor Nouel, Peravia and the Mirabal Sisters.
The executive director of CNZFEDaniel Liranzo, when referring to the behavior of the sector, reported that during the first two months of this year the exports of the free trade zone They amounted to 1,123.6 million dollars, for a growth of 14.3% compared to the same period in 2021.
The Board of Directors of CNZFE It was chaired by the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Mipymes (MICM), Víctor –Ito- Bisonó. Also in attendance were the Vice Minister of Free trade zone from MICM, Carlos Guillermo Flaquer; the general director of Proindustria, Ulises Rodríguez, the deputy executive director of the CNZFEYarisol López, among other representatives of the sector.
