LatinNews Daily - 29 October 2025

*The Dominican economy expanded by 2.2% in the first nine months of the year, according to figures released by the central bank (BCRD). Economic growth was driven by the agricultural sector (3.9%), mining and quarrying (3.7%), financial services (7.4%), and hotels, bars, and restaurants (3.3%). Tourist activity was boosted by the arrival of 8.6m tourists in the first nine months of the year, up 2.7% year-on-year, the governor of the BCRD, Héctor Valdez Albizu, said, with foreign currency flows from tourism amounting to US$8.5bn. Exports totalled US$11.6bn, an increase of 11.7% over the same period in 2024, remittances reached US$8.9bn, and foreign direct investment (FDI) amounted to US$4bn, the main focus of which was mining, energy, and communications.

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