Dominican Republic

BMI View: With the DR-CAFTA already proving its worth to local exporters, the Dominican Republic's external position is looking increasingly healthy.

Dominican President Leonel Fernández has confirmed that he will be running for re-election in 2008. If re-elected it would be his second consecutive (third in total) term in office.... 2007-04-18

BMI View: The Dominican Republic peso strengthened sharply over the course of March and early April, and briefly hit our year-end foreign exchange target of DOP32.00/US$ on April... 2007-04-13

BMI View: The Dominican Foreign Minister Vicente Bengoa Albizu's comments at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) annual meeting support our positive stance on the economy... 2007-03-27

BMI View: Last year's stellar growth rate fuelled import demand and helped push the current account deficit further into the red. While final balance of payments figures for 2006... 2007-03-13

The recently-elected leader of the opposition Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD), Miguel Vargas, held his first meeting in March in an effort to better integrate the party and... 2007-03-12

BMI View: Double digit growth in 2006 confirmed the Dominican Republic's remarkable recovery from a severe financial crisis in 2003. The major challenge ahead lies in improving... 2007-03-12

BMI View: Double digit growth in 2006 confirmed the Dominican Republic's remarkable recovery from a severe financial crisis in 2003. The major challenge ahead lies in improving the... 2007-02-21

Family remittances exceeded US$2.5bn for the first time in 2006, roughly equivalent to 8% of GDP. Buoyant remittances since the financial crisis of 2003 (they have increased on average... 2007-02-09

The main opposition party, Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD), has selected a former government official as its candidate for the 2008 presidential elections. Ex-publics works... 2007-02-09