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Dominican Central Bank Reports 29% Growth In Remittances

YoungUpstarts

The Dominican Republic has emerged victorious in this struggle. Over the last 5 years the Dominican Republic was a fast growing Caribbean economy. In 2018 remittances to the Dominican Republic accounted for more than 7% of the country’s GDP. Remittances to the Dominican Republic averaged $312.9

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Founder Interview: Alejandro Russo, Building the Candela Spiced Rum Brand

The Startup Magazine

Candela Mamajuana is an alcohol/spirits startup brand that is bringing the Dominican Republic’s native rum to the world. Candela Mamajuana was born after Alejandro became fascinated by mamajuana (a spiced rum native to the Dominican Republic) after it was served to him at a hotel bar in the Dominican Republic.

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Micro-Multinationals, And How They Will Define Our Era

YoungUpstarts

Its executives sit in San Francisco, its CTO is based in the Dominican Republic, and its development team is in Belgrade. 4] International Finance Corporation, World Bank ( [link] ). [5] 6] International Finance Corporation, World Bank ( [link] ). [7] 3] Varian, H., 5] FedEx GCR 2014. [6] 8] Chironga, M. 9] Varian, H.,