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Career biography

Cinthia Pujals Morales is a lawyer specialising in Administrative Law and Economic Regulation, with experience in legal advisory, regulatory analysis, legal compliance, regulatory management and matters relating to public credit within the Dominican Republic’s public administration.

She currently leads the Regulatory Compliance Department at the Ministry of Finance and Economy and is also responsible for coordinating the work of the Agreements and Conventions Division. In these roles, she leads processes aimed at strengthening institutional legal compliance, identifying and assessing the impact of regulatory changes, and overseeing the legal analysis and processing of agreements, conventions and requests relating to public credit operations.

Her work encompasses the analysis of draft legislation and regulatory provisions, the assessment of their legal and institutional implications, and coordination with different areas to facilitate their effective implementation. She also participates in the legal review of instruments and transactions requiring the coordination of legal and institutional considerations, contributing to the identification and mitigation of legal risks.

Throughout her career, Cinthia has promoted an approach to the legal function that goes beyond traditional legal review, advocating for a preventive and strategic model that anticipates regulatory risks, strengthens decision-making, improves the efficiency of legal processes and supports the governance of public data. She has also participated in modernisation and digital transformation initiatives aimed at improving the management and monitoring of legal and regulatory processes.

Cinthia holds a Master’s degree in Administrative Law and Economic Regulation from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) and a specialised certification in anti-money laundering from Florida International University (FIU). Her areas of interest include better regulation, regulatory compliance, legal innovation and digital transformation within public administration.