Central Bank of the Dominican Republic
People: new deputy governor at Bank of Greece
Vice-presidents appointed at Cleveland and Richmond Feds; former Dominican Republic governor dies
Dominican Republic launches facility to tackle pandemic impact
Equivalent of $1 billion made available for firms and households, but regulatory relief could raise stability concerns
Dominican Republic governor opposes ‘inadmissible’ pension proposal
Allowing workers to withdraw savings could create long-term crisis, Héctor Valdez Albizu warns
Dominican Republic faces monetary policy trade-off – IMF paper
Researchers say financial system is healthy, but central bank faces hard choices over policy
Dominican Republic sells dollars to support peso
Dominican peso has been one of the stronger performers in the region
IMF staff praise Dominican Republic’s central bank
Policy changes increased central bank’s credibility in anchoring inflation expectations, IMF staff say
Dominican Republic’s central bank cuts rates again
Caribbean nation’s central bank cuts rates as inflation continues to fall well below target range
Dominican Republic announces easing measure
It is necessary to react to “unstable” global economy, governor Héctor Valdez Albizu says
Dominican governor highlights central bank role in economic turnaround
The country is now one of the fastest growing economies in Latin America
Dominican Republic leading Caribbean growth
The economy has continued to expand above its potential since January
Dominican Republic keeps rate on hold
Inflation decreased to target in August
People: Riksbank’s Nessén takes on new advisory role; Albizu retains CMCA chair
Riksbank’s head of monetary policy takes on new board advisory role; Dominican governor reappointed by peers to serve as the CMCA’s chairman for another six years; and more
Dominican Central Bank reports growth of 6.6%
Provisional data from the bank shows it is the fastest growing within the region for the fourth year in a row; agriculture sector fuelling rapid growth
Dominican Republic central bank hikes despite falling inflation
Central bank action comes as economy grows more than expected, although inflation is well below target; US factors prove a concern
People: Turkish deputy appointed; Dominican Republic governor and deputy to serve again
Former HSBC and Citigroup banker joins the ranks of the Central Bank of Turkey; long-standing Dominican Republic governor and deputy invited to serve again; and more
Central American central banks move to upgrade regional payment system
Central bank governors from Central America draw up action plan, detailing faster payment times; Costa Rica to be fully integrated in ‘short space of time’
IMF paper says transmission is working but lopsided in the Dominican Republic
Researchers say the Dominican Republic has been successful in establishing a monetary transmission mechanism, but future work should focus on balancing pass-through to deposit and lending rates
‘Flower power’ drives new Dominican Republic banknote series
The Dominican Republic is issuing upgraded banknotes to include the country’s new national flower; Israel and eurozone also introducing new notes in the market
Dominican Republic seeks damages after printer loses 8,500 banknotes
Defective banknotes worth an estimated 17 million Dominican pesos disappeared from French contractor in July; detected in the Caribbean country earlier this month, central bank says