Dominican Republic 2024

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As in the past, the Dominican Republic’s dynamic economy continued to show remarkable resilience to shocks, rebounding strongly from the impact of the pandemic. Sound policies, a nimble vaccination campaign and a well-attuned reopening—including international travel—allowed the economy to make the most of the global rebound. The recovery has been broad based; GDP was about 5 percent above pre-pandemic levels as of end-2021. The country maintained sound market access and benefitted from Fund support through the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI).

The Dominican Republic has made strides on many socioeconomic fronts over the years. The country has been one of the leading economies in Latin America and the Caribbean in terms of GDP growth, reaching upper middle-income status in 2011.

The pandemic interrupted a prolonged growth spell that made the Dominican Republic one of the most dynamic economies in the region amid strong growth, macroeconomic stability and improved social outcomes. This built resilience to the shock—including by maintaining access to markets—and allowed a decisive policy response to address the health emergency, support growth, and protect the vulnerable.

This 2019 Article IV Consultation with the Dominican Republic discusses that the economy rebounded to a record high growth of 7 percent in 2018, with the positive momentum carrying into early 2019. The strong economic and policy performance has strengthened resilience to downside risks, but vulnerabilities remain. The fiscal position is under moderate sustainability and affordability pressures; key structural bottlenecks have not been addressed; and social outcomes can be further strengthened. Upcoming elections in 2020 are likely to dominate the near-term policy landscape. The outlook is favorable, with growth moderating to potential, inflation picking up toward target with fading supply shocks, and the external position normalizing. Risks are moderate and balanced: on the upside, solid income and credit growth could sustain domestic demand, while on the downside external risks are building up. Tighter fiscal policies are warranted by demand, sustainability and affordability considerations. A frontloaded adjustment, anchored on widening the tax base and mindful of the distributional effects of the adjustment measures, would help reverse the upward debt dynamics.

‘Leadership Luminaries’ provides an invaluable reference point to understand how cultural differences impact upon leadership styles and practices. This new issue of our ongoing global leadership series presents country-specific analyses of culturally endorsed leadership practices and styles in the countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Emirates, Germany, Gibraltar, Great Britain, India, Nepal, Portugal, Romania and Ukraine. This publication contains contributions from around 140 researchers from 38 countries who participated in the Cross-Cultural & Global Business Skills electives offered by the Part-time Academy of the Faculty of Business and Economics at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. The following people contributed: Abel Fego, Adam Prittie, Alaa Jabaly, Олексій Ставіцький (Oleksii Stavitskyi), Alide-Marie Hovenkamp, Amber Bolte, Amber van Nieuwenhoven, Amir Ait Aicha, Amir Kila, Anass Banani, Anastasia Otabil, Anita Elzinga, Anna Csillag, Anna Spinola, Annabel Kruis, Ansa Mohammad, Артем Любенко (Artem Liubenko), 計良歩夢 (Ayumu Keira), Beaudine Overtoom, Ben Oort, Bianca Motta, Carmen Martínez-Almeida García, Caroline Sweep, Casper de Groot, Casper Dokter, Charlotte Dijkman, Chislaine Andrade Costa, Christopher Chin, Cis den Blanken, Clara Weißenhorn, Daan Groot, Daan Tönjes, Dániel Péter Kádár, Daphne Jansen, Diam Mohammed, Dilara Sepetci, Domenico Testa, Dóra Plébán, Douae Merzouki, Douha Moudou, Dounia Belkas, Douwe Schmitt, Dylan Peeters, Dzenis Kuburović, Екатерина Радева (Ekaterina Radeva), Emma Dijkstra, Ericardo Romeo, Erik Oomen, Erin Hoek, Fleur Huurman, Francisca da Conceição Bôto, Frank Mooijer, Gabriela Castillo De Sales, Gaelle Kenjoian, Georgina Addai, Ghizlane Azzaoui, Gianna van Ommeren , Gijs Dekker, Gina Coronel, Hajar El Yakoubi, Hamza Momand, Hanzalah Latif, 김희준 (Heejun Kim), Isabeau Boender, Isak Douah, Ismail Wafelgha, Jamiro Rozendaal, Janou Dihal, Jari Stumeijer, Jeffrey Dominique de Dood, Jessie Peters, Jiya Anwar, Job Pesch, Joe Gimpel, John van der Bent, Juri Siewert, Kaio Leering, Karen Loth, Katherine Landry, Kemeal Khaddage, Kıvılcım Kafkas, Laila Kool, Lara da Fonseca, Latifa El Aissati, Levente Hargitai, Lisa-Marie Cardoso, Maartje Nauta, Manisha Chand, Mantej Dhaliwal, Margaret Maclellan, Mariana Fernandes Cabral, Marit de Zeeuw, Mark van Heijningen, Marlon Clijd, Martijn Carels, Mauro Knebel, Max Bijenveld, Melisa Demiryürek, Mette Kabo, Mike Smith, Milou van Hengel, Mitchell Mugie, Naomi van der Jagt, Nikki van Pelt, Noa Serra de Kloet, Obed Bonsu-Osei, Omayma Amallou Garnat, Pariya Afshintabar, Paul van den Ende, Pelle Brinkhof, Rafi Al Gareb, Ramy Girgis, Renata Calvelli Fonseca, Renske Hogeboom, Roksana Beyer, Sadaf Hamid, Saram Saddiqui, Savino Every, Scarly Mayi Santos, Selman Muğlu, Sergio Mendez Vilas, Shanna Strube, Sofia Kontaktsiou, Soraya Panoet, Tamara Liefting, Thea Hughes, Tom Remmerswaal, Vanessa Vieira de Sousa, Vlad Milosteanu, Waiz Malik, Warsha Tamang, William Horsford, Zach Saine, Ziad Elwakeel and Zineddine Rhninou.