this strategy with dominican republic covers the period from 2001 to 2003. its principal goal is to support and complement the efforts of the new government led by mr. hipólito mejía and of dominican society to develop the economic, social and institutional defenses that the country needs to overcome its present social vulnerability. in accordance with the national executive the bank's, efforts over the period 2001-2003 will be focused on helping to: (1) remove the economic and financial policy distortions that make the economy vulnerable to potential revenue shocks, domestic and external by supporting efforts in the areas of oil and gas, public credit, monetary and exchange rate policy, banking regulation, interest rates and financial intermediation. (2) redress revenue shortfalls and distortions in public expenditure, which now threaten the availability of fiscal resources to attack the challenges of development and the social deficit by means of resolving the current weaknesses i...