There are 16 free trade zones in the Dominican republic the country instituted these free trade zones to boost foreign investment,increase employment opportunities and stimulate economic growth. The free trade zones amount to 32 percent of exports from the country.
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As of 2001, there were 35 free trade zones in the Dominican Republic.
Free trade zones in the Dominican Republic have represented an important way to grow for the country and the creation of jobs for the Dominican people. Reports of renown international institutions such as the World Bank states that this free trade zone is one of the best ways to maintain the economic growth the country needs by increasing the foreign investment in the island and the injection of dollars to the Dominican economy.
