Economy

Economy April 19, 2021 | 2:05 pm

First export of Dominican carrots to Puerto Rico

Santo Domingo, DR.
In a joint venture with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Agricultural Bank, the Orocovix Grovix group today began exporting several containers of fresh carrots to the Puerto Rico market by the sea. The item exported for the first time to that island was produced... Read more

Central banker says Dominican free zones at full steam

Abinader offers Spaniards myriad business opportunities

Customs describes March as a historic month, with exports exceeding US$1 billion

Gasoline rises RD$3.00 a gallon and regular diesel drops by RD$0.50

Americans move to Puerto Rico, triggering historic real estate boom

Limes and passionfruit increased from 30 % to 60 % in the first quarter

Utility to help highland town manage its natural resources

Paired arteries mean no more gridlock downtown

The country ratifies refrigerants ban: report

Dominican leader to attend his 1st major event abroad

Bountiful rice harvest buoys Abinader

Central Bank-Tourism info-sharing aims to boost sector

Dominican exports to China reached US$18M to Dec.

Public debt: each Dominican Republic citizen owes US$5,213

Government assumes more than RD $ 2 billion to avoid fuel hikes

Buy car in DR

DISDO industrial park will generate 30,000 jobs

In 2014, 124 electric vehicles were imported; in 2020 the figure increased to 1,905

Labor unions announce ‘struggle’ for wage hike

Swiss-DR Chamber to mull Dominican Republic’s tourism upswing

GDP fall in 2020 the most intense since banking crisis

44% of the coffee Dominicans drink is foreign

Search Economy

MOST READ

Bavaro & Punta Cana

Community praises transformation of Barceló Avenue

Digital Nomad

The Dominican Republic’s next export power play: Intellectual Property

Bavaro & Punta Cana

Punta Cana Air Cargo Hub expands with new Uniworld Air Cargo service

Bavaro & Punta Cana

Air France to resume direct Paris–Punta Cana flights in January 2026

EXCHANGE RATES

US Dollar (Buy) RD$ 61.55
US Dollar (Sell) RD$ 64.20
Euro (Buy) RD$ 71.55
Euro (Sell) RD$ 75.95
Canadian Dollar (Buy) RD$ 42.20
Canadian Dollar (Sell) RD$ 46.70

FUEL PRICES

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