Punta Blanca Golf & Beach Club hosts 2nd Real Estate Fair
Bavaro & Punta Cana May 22, 2019 | 12:52 pm
Bávaro-Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.- Punta Blanca Golf & Beach Club, held the second edition of its Real Estate Fair in the facilities of the tourist complex located in Bavaro, which gathered [...]Unions say business reclassification aims to pay lower wages
Economy May 21, 2019 | 4:42 pm
Santo Domingo.- The major labor unions (CNUS, CASC and CNTD) on Tues. affirmed that the employers’ insistence with the business reclassification aims to pay lower wages which in their view would con[...]Brits want to bring meats to DR, LatAm: envoy
Economy May 21, 2019 | 8:55 am
Santo Domingo.- British companies want to bring pork, chicken and lamb to sell to the Latin American region, mainly the Dominican Republic, said UK ambassador, Chris Campbell, on Monday Interviewed[...]US financing delegation to visit Dominican Republic, region
Economy May 21, 2019 | 8:16 am
Kingston.- A delegation from the United States Overseas Private Investment Corporation (Opic), on Mon. began in Jamaica a visit to Caribbean countries whose leaders met with US president, Donald Trump[...]Taxpayers trust Internal Taxes: poll
Economy May 20, 2019 | 10:19 am
Santo Domingo.- 91% of taxpayers have a high favorable rating of how Internal Taxes (DGII) does its job and 92% have an excellent or very good view of the DGII compared to other gov. agencies. More[...]Power companies report a 12% surplus, question blackouts
Economy May 20, 2019 | 9:08 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s power companies (ADIE) report a 12% surplus of available energy that hasn’t entered the system even though it’s necessary to avoid the long blackouts in the [...]Santiago Merchants face hurdles, even from abroad
Economy May 20, 2019 | 8:12 am
Santo Domingo.- Santiago’s Merchants and Industries Association (ACIS), created 58 years ago with 1,300 companies from the north of the country, faces important challenges today to maintain the deve[...]Valdez Albizu reports that the Dominican economy grew 5.7% in January-March 2019
Economy May 18, 2019 | 11:06 am
Santo Domingo Dominican Republic. - The governor of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD), Hector Valdez Albizu, announced that the Dominican Republic registered a real gross domestic pro[...]Government cuts fuel prices for second consecutive week
Economy May 18, 2019 | 9:12 am
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Mipymes, ordered this Friday the reduction in all fuel prices for the second consecutive week, except for natural gas, which maintains its price. He reported [...]All fuels fall, except natural gas
Economy May 17, 2019 | 3:08 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry on Friday posted the fuel prices for the week from May 18 to 24, when premium gasoline will cost RD$238.30, or RD$2.80 lower, while regular will cost[...]Dominican exports to China quadruple in 1Q, envoy says
Economy May 17, 2019 | 11:52 am
Santo Domingo.- China ambassador, Zhang Run, affirmed Thurs. that Dominican exports to his country have quadrupled in the first quarter, and reported a 33% jump of Chinese visitors to the Caribbean co[...]Home Expo offers 8.77% financing, up to 20 years to pay.
Economy May 17, 2019 | 8:45 am
Santo Domingo.- The State-owned Reservas bank on Thurs. inaugurated its 2019 Home Expo, with financing of 8.77% and up to 20 years to pay. Reservas business director Mirjan Abreu, said that more th[...]Dominican Republic fares well in public-private partnerships: study
Economy May 16, 2019 | 6:57 pm
Santo Domingo.- In the most recent Infrascopio 2019 report, developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Dominican Republic ranks 16th out of the 21 [...]Starbucks coming to the Dominican Republic
Economy May 16, 2019 | 6:27 pm
Santo Domingo.- Starbucks announced today that it has reached a license agreement with Green Star Partners, an alliance that combines decades of experience nationally and internationally in multiple s[...]Coral reefs give Dominican Republic US$1.14B yearly
Economy May 16, 2019 | 1:13 pm
Santo Domingo.- Aimed at restoring biodiversity with the value it deserves, several Dominican Gov. agencies and NGOs on Thurs. presented the study "Identification and valuation of the ecosystem servic[...]Invest in the country now or miss out: top mogul
Economy May 16, 2019 | 10:07 am
Santo Domingo.- Officials and business leaders on Wed. listed the country’s opportunities for foreign and local investments in several sectors to boost Dominican Republic’s economy. The statem[...]April prices climb 0.53%, paced by transport
Economy May 16, 2019 | 8:44 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Central Bank on Wed. said consumer prices rose 0.53% in April, while cumulative inflation for the first four months stood at 1.39%. “With this result annualized infl[...]Dominican expert explains regulations on electronic invoicing
Economy May 16, 2019 | 7:51 am
Santo Domingo.- Introducing leading edge technological tools in the Dominican Republic to help companies comply with the new Internal Taxes (DGII) regulations regarding electronic invoicing is what Do[...]North region builders fume as cement prices jump 43%
Economy May 15, 2019 | 11:44 am
Santiago.- Cibao Housing Promoters and Builders Association (Aprocovici) president Anthony Canaan, on Tue. denounced a “disproportionate” increase in cement prices of up to 43%, which he affirms m[...]Canadians are shown Dominican Republic’s business opportunities
Economy May 15, 2019 | 11:07 am
Santo Domingo.- Foreign minister Miguel Vargas on Tues. met with Canada ambassador, Shauna Hemingway, and 17 executives from as many Canadian companies established in the Dominican Republic, to discus[...]