Sale of the dollar reaches the historical figure of RD$64.0541 per US$ 1

On Friday, September 5, the Central Bank’s exchange market reference rate closed at RD$64.0541 for the sale of dollars and RD$63.3624 for the purchase of dollars, making it a historic figure.

In little more than a month, the peso lost around 4.6% of its value. As of August 1, 2025, the buying rate was RD$60.5882 and the selling rate was RD$61.2607.

And if the figure is evaluated on an annual basis, as of September 5, 2024, the purchase rate of the dollar was RD$59.6585 and the sale rate was RD$59.9964, indicating that the peso depreciated between 6.2% and 6.8% in one year.

This increase responds to the restrictive monetary policy in the United States and its high interest rates, also to the rise in the demand for dollars in the country, according to the president of the National Association of Businesses and Industries of Herrera (ANEIH), Angelo Viro, and the economist and Harvard professor, Juan Ariel Jiiménez.

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Viro indicated that the Dominican business sector has expressed its concern about the recent increase in the dollar rate, which has exceeded the initial expectations, since a rate of around 63 pesos per dollar was anticipated. Still, when it surpassed the barrier of 64 and, in some banks, even reached levels of 64.35 and 64.40, the situation is considered out of control.

He pointed out that this volatility generates uncertainty and demands immediate attention to avoid greater repercussions on