Dominican Republic

Real GDP growth in the Dominican Republic came in at 12.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) in Q106. One of the biggest contributors to the out-turn was the agriculture sector, which expanded... 2006-07-07

BMI View: The economy grew by 12.6% y-o-y in Q106. Growth was led by construction, up 31.8% y-o-y; communications, up 30.3% y-o-y; and public administration, which expanded by 21.3%... 2006-06-14

President Leonel Fernandez's Partido de la Liberacion Dominicana (PLD) probably received a legislative majority in Tuesday's legislative elections, according to preliminary results... 2006-05-18

The consumer price index (CPI) was down 0.1% m-o-m in February, bringing the annual inflation rate to 8.1% y-o-y. Inflationary pressures have ticked up since December when they ended... 2006-04-20

Three years ago, the country sank into financial crisis following the collapse of its largest bank - GDP contracted 1.9% y-o-y and inflation rocketed to 42.7%. However, since his... 2006-04-13

The peso has looked weak over the past three months due to central bank dollar purchases, but has staged a revival in March. After hitting a 17-month low of DOP/US$34.9 in early February,... 2006-03-20

Tourism is a key foreign exchange earner across the Caribbean islands. On all key indicators, the Dominican Republic is the most significant market, attracting 3.7mn foreign visitors... 2006-03-14

The consumer price index increased by 0.96% m-o-m in December, bringing annual inflation for 2005 down to 7.44%, compared with 28.74% during the previous year. If oil-related expenses... 2006-02-20

The Dominican Republic will create a military force to monitor its shared border with Haiti after tensions have become heightened between the two neighbours. In December last year,... 2006-01-27

Preliminary estimates published by the central bank suggest that the economy grew by more than 12.0% y-o-y during H205. We have been forced to revise our growth forecast on several... 2006-01-23