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Banreservas' assets exceed 1 trillion 282 billion pesos

MADRID, Spain. – The vice president of the Board of Directors of the Banco de Reservas, Jean Antonio Haché, highlighted the institution's leadership in the Dominican financial market and reported that, at the end of 2025, the Bank's assets exceeded 1 trillion 282 billion pesos, while net profits amounted to RD$25,450 million. Haché, who spoke on behalf of the executive president of the Banco de Reservas, Dr. Leonardo Aguilera, offered this information during a meeting with Dominican journalists and communicators, held within the framework of the International Tourism Fair (Fitur) 2026. "The Reserve Bank has projected an indisputable leadership and absolute support for the main national productive sectors, especially the development of tourism, which has been boosted with financing that at the end of last year exceeded RD$61,000 million," he said.

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He explained that these resources have been allocated to strengthen the hotel industry, as well as to investment in the tourism sector and its entire value chain. "Banreservas' participation in the credits allocated to tourism reaches 45% of the total market, which demonstrates our leadership in financing, not only all-inclusive hotel products, but also tourist ports, luxury mixed developments and theme parks," he emphasized, citing statistics from the Superintendency of Banks (SB) as of November 30, 2025. The Vice President of the Council maintained that Banreservas has played a key role in boosting and strengthening the national tourism sector, consolidating itself as a strategic ally for sustainable growth and the expansion of tourism in the Dominican Republic. Financial indicators Regarding the behavior of the main financial indicators, Haché indicated that the absolute growth of assets was RD$66,214 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 5.5% compared to 2024. He specified that, as of November 2025, Banreservas' assets are equivalent to 36.7% of the total of multiple banking, thus consolidating its leadership within the national financial system. Likewise, the gross loan portfolio closed the year with RD$628,138.4 million, for a growth of RD$51,678.3 million, equivalent to 9% year-on-year. Of that total, 95% was placed in the private sector and only 5% corresponded to the public sector. According to the statistics released by the Superintendency of Banks, Banreservas also holds the first place in the financial system with 31.3% of the loans granted in the national market. Construction, industry, and SMEs The financing provided by the entity benefited key sectors of the economy, such as construction, industry, SMEs, national production, and consumption. "The trust of our broad customer base was supported during the recently concluded year by a portfolio of deposits exceeding 1 trillion 45.929 billion pesos," highlighted Haché. He added that during 2025 Banreservas also prioritized the strengthening of the entrepreneurial sectors, technological innovation, security, the improvement of customer service channels, and the expansion of its representative offices abroad. Likewise, he highlighted the social responsibility programs developed through Banreservas Volunteering and the financial education initiatives promoted by the institution. These actions were recognized with various local and international awards granted by prestigious publications such as The Banker, World Finance, Euromoney and Global Finance, in areas such as solvency, profitability, security and digital functionality. Banreservas began this Monday an extensive agenda of meetings with tour operators, investors, and entrepreneurs linked to the tourism sector, as part of Fitur 2026, an event that will run until Sunday the 25th of this month, with the participation of exhibitors and representatives from more than 156 countries.

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