et que ce pays risquait de se retrouver en faillite comme l'Islande, Dubaï, la Grèce, la Roumanie,etc
L'intellectuel haïtien en question, qui est du genre à vomir sur les Haïtiens
et à chanter les mérites des Dominicains n'a absolument pas voulu me croire.
Pour lui, comme pour la majorité des Haïtiens qui ne s'intéressent pas à l'économie réelle,
les apparences bling/bling de la capitale de la RD, suffisent à son expertise.
C'est en pensant à lui particulièrement que j'ai relevé dans la presse de la RD,
l'information selon laquelle
Le gouvernement de la RD aurait eu très/très chaud récemment.
(D'où la visite de M. Fernandez en France)
La RD n'avait plus d'argent pour payer les salaires de novembre, décembre
de ses fonctionnaires.
C'est grâce à un emprunt de dernière minute au FMI qu'il
a pu éviter les troubles sociaux qui n'auraient pas manquer
de se manifester, surtout qu'on se trouve à la période des fêtes
de fin d'année.
J'espère que l'information apportée à cet intellectuel haïtien
et à ses collègues leur donnera l'envie
d'approfondir leurs connaissances sur l'économie en général;
et en particulier sur les relations économiques réelles
entre la RD et Haïti.
Voici la traduction des déclarations du ministre des Finances de la RD
L' Article : IDB, IMF & WB to the rescue
Banque Interaméricaine de développement, FMI et BM à la rescousse
If the government hadn't signed a last-minute Stand-by Arrangement with the International Monetary Fund, it would have been very hard pressed to pay its employees in November, in December and the Christmas salary, according to Hacienda Minister Vicente Bengoa. "The government's situation was going to be extremely precarious," as reported by El Caribe.
"La situation du gouvernement aurait été extrêmement précaire".
The government received a US$295 million disbursement from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) yesterday and US$300 million are expected from the World Bank today. Just a few weeks ago the IMF injected US$315 million to help finance the government's deficit.
Le gouvernement a reçu 295 millions de dollars US de la BID hier et 300 millions sont attendus de la Banque mondiale. Il y a à peine quelques semaines, le FMI a injecté 315 M.de dollars US pour aider à financer le déficit du gouvernement.
This year's fiscal deficit will be RD$103 billion, or RD$26 billion more than the RD$77 billion estimated in the 2009 Budget. This difference of approximately 25% is due to the decline in revenues as the international financial crisis brought constraints to local taxable consumption.
Financing of this and next year's budgets will reach RD$218 billion, but since the government plans to pay RD$64 billion next year, the remainder is RD$154 billion.
Meanwhile, for 2010 the financing will be for RD$115 billion, but the government will pay down debts for around RD$64 billion, leaving the debt at around RD$51 billion.
Funds to pay for electricity
After several blackouts during the press conference called to announce the recent international funding injections to rescue the government, Hacienda Minister Vicente Bengoa announced that before President Fernandez left the country on his visit to Europe, a meeting was held with the executive vice-president of the State-owned Electricity Companies (CDEEE), Celso Marranzini, and it was agreed that payments for power generation would reach more than US$230 million in the 2010 budget, plus all appropriations.
Bengoa says that this year, more than US$500 million has been given to the CDEEE. He said that this should eliminate the financial reasons for blackouts
Financement pour payer l'électricité
Après que plusieurs coupures d'électricité (blackout) soient arrivés pendant la conférence de presse organisée par le ministre des Finances pour annoncer l’injection d’argent par les institutions internationales, le ministre des Finances Vincente Begoa a annoncé qu’une réunion avait eu lieu avec le président Fernandez et le vice-président de la compagnie d’électricité nationale (CDEEE) Celso Marranzini, avant que le Président ne quitte le pays (pour se rendre en France), réunion au cours de laquelle ils se sont mis d’accord pour consacrer une somme de 230M$ dans le budget de 2010 à la centrale éléctrique.
Et d'autres infos non traduites concernant la politique économique de la RD, en matière de santé, d'aide aux + démunis
The Ministry of Public Health (SESPAS) promises that RD$300 million will be spent over the next 90 days on renovating and re-equipping the Juan Pablo Pina Hospital in San Cristobal and Nuestra Senora de Regla Hospital in Bani, the two largest public hospitals in the southwestern region.
Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez told reporters that both major centers would be completely refurbished and re-equipped over the next four months. He also said that 130 primary care facilities and 10 other municipal hospitals would be included in the plan to provide better health care in the southern region of the country. According to Rojas Gomez, the government has spent more than one billion pesos on improving the physical infrastructure of the nation's health system.
US$300 million for Solidarity
The Inter-American Development Bank has made available US$300 million for the government's Solidarity conditional cash transfer program for the poor. The funds are part of a US$500 million IDB loan, which matures in 5 years and will be disbursed in 18 months. The loan has a grace period of 3 years and its interest rate is based on Libor.
IDB representative in the Dominican Republic Manuel Labrado said yesterday that these resources would be disbursed in 3 yearly payments, aimed at improving the education, health and nutrition plans overseen by Vice President Rafael Alburquerque, who is in charge of the government's social programs.
Labrado spoke highly of the implementation of the Bonoluz (for electricity) and Bonogas (for cooking gas) programs during a workshop held in Santo Domingo where those attending could compare experiences of welfare programs in Mexico, Colombia, Nicaragua and the DR. Labrado described the program as an example for the Latin American region. He did not specify the amount of the first disbursement or the date it would be made.
It is estimated that more than 800,000 families will benefit from the Solidarity program which includes the different components: "Food comes first", Bonogas, Incentives for school attendance (ILAE) and Bonoluz.
Alburquerque stressed that upon taking on the card, beneficiaries were responsible for meeting their commitments. He said that the Solidarity incentive for parents of school-age children has contributed to a reduction in school desertion rates. He also mentioned that workshops and guidance provided by the Ministry of Public Health have led to a reduction in unwanted pregnancies.
Sources http://www.dr1.com/#3
Commenter cet article