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Santo Domingo.- The Dominican peso is the currency that depreciated the most in August against the US dollar, with -3.30% in that month alone, unlike the currencies of comparable economies in Latin America.
In fact, it was the only currency that depreciated, as those of comparable economies all appreciated against the dollar.
However, the Colombian peso was the one that appreciated the most in Latin America against the dollar in August, with 4.20%, according to data collected by the specialized economic media Bloomberg en Línea.
Followed by the Brazilian real 3.14%, Paraguayan guaraní 2.10%, Argentine peso 1.91%, Peruvian sol 1.70%, Mexican peso 1.18%, Chilean peso 0.59%, Uruguayan peso 0.49%, Guatemalan quetzal 0.17%, Costa Rican colón 0.15%, Honduran lempira 0.12%.
For the end of 2025, the Central Bank projects an exchange rate of RD$62.75 per dollar, which represents a year-on-year depreciation of 2.33%, higher than the expectation recorded in the previous three surveys.
The experts of the monetary entity attribute this evolution mainly to monetary policy decisions, the international environment, and the demand for foreign currency in the coming months.
Also, analysts anticipate a year-on-year depreciation of 3.75% at 12 months and 3.46% at 24 months, both lower than the estimates of the previous survey.
These projections imply an exchange rate of RD$64.09 for the end of August 2026 and RD$66.69 for August 2027.
