Bill sets the low-cost housing category at/or below US$70,000
Economy April 4, 2019 | 10:32 am
Santo Domingo.- The Chamber of Deputies on Wed. passed an amendment to the Mortgage Market Development and Trust Law (189-11) that establishes a new category for low-cost housing at/or below RD$3.5 mi[...]Non-financial public sector debt rose by US$679.5M in 1st 2 months
Economy April 4, 2019 | 9:28 am
Santo Domingo.- The non-financial public sector (NFPS) debt rose by US$679.5 million from January to February 2019, according to the General Public Credit Directorate's most recent report. The repo[...]Gov. to replace with cocoa coffee plantations ruined by blight
Economy April 4, 2019 | 8:58 am
Neiba, Dominican Republic.- With the objective of replacing old coffee plantations destroyed by coffee rust, the National Agricultural and Forestry Research Council (Coniaf), develops a wide-reaching [...]Cuban, DR officials agree to protect the environment with a regional focus
Economy April 3, 2019 | 4:53 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Environment Ministry and Cuba's vice-ministry of Science, Technology and Environment on Wed. agreed to cooperate for the protection of the environment with a regional focus. Env[...]Conclave seeks to protect and regulate commercial use of sharks and rays
Economy April 3, 2019 | 11:58 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic's Environment and Natural Resources Ministry on Wed. hosted the "Latin America and Caribbean Regional Workshop CITES Pre-CoP18" to discuss new proposals for inclus[...]Sluggish economic trend concerns experts
Economy April 3, 2019 | 9:59 am
Santo Domingo.- The current economic slowdown concerns economists of the State University UASD, who cautioned that if the trend continues, growth would reach only 4% by 2023. "If by 2023 the econom[...]Rum makers to fight tax dodgers, booze black market
Economy April 3, 2019 | 8:15 am
Santo Domingo.- Rum distillers on Tue. praised Internal Taxes' (DGII) high security measure to combat evasion and the black market in alcohols, beers and cigars, through the "Control and Trazabiliza[...]Dominican Republic eyes grid fix with US$600M from China
Economy April 3, 2019 | 7:45 am
Santo Domingo.- The draft for the US$600 million financing agreed with China's government last November in Shanghai to be used to rebuild the electricity grid isn't ready yet. They're working on it[...]Dominican banks on solid footing: Fitch Ratings
Economy April 2, 2019 | 5:02 pm
Bogota.- Fitch Ratings has published a dashboard on the performance of the largest Dominican banks for year-end 2018 (YE18). "Favorable economic performance, sound liquidity across the system, and [...]
