Economy

Economy October 28, 2021 | 3:39 pm

What can you buy with two dollars in the country?

Santo Domingo, DR The pressures of global price uncertainty for staples, basics, and finished goods are becoming a significant threat to the purchasing power of people in the Dominican Republic. Currently, United Nations agencies rate at about two dollars (US$1.90) the minimum income that a poor person spends on daily food. When aske... Read more

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EXCHANGE RATES

US Dollar (Buy) RD$ 61.70
US Dollar (Sell) RD$ 64.30
Euro (Buy) RD$ 71.85
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Canadian Dollar (Buy) RD$ 42.60
Canadian Dollar (Sell) RD$ 47.10

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Premium RD$ 290.10
Regular RD$ 272.50
Diesel RD$ 224.80
Propane RD$ 137.20