Low exchange rate down 90 points and reflects market reality

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Santo Domingo.- The exchange rate of the US dollar fell 90 points, going from RD$64.20 to RD$63.10, which marks a downward trend that generates tranquility among economic agents. This reduction reflects the true market dynamics, as the recent increase was not due to specific factors that impacted the exchange rate.

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Economists and representatives of the productive sectors pointed out that the sudden rise of the dollar was not linked to elements of the national economy. During a meeting with the chief executive officers of commercial banks, the governor of the Central Bank, Héctor Valdez Albizu, recalled that in the first eight months of the year the average exchange rate remained around RD$61.20, within the budgetary forecasts for the rest of 2025. Based on this data, analysts believe that the recent increase responded to external circumstantial factors, unrelated to the stability of the Dominican economy.

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