Sun and sand will always be a winning combination for holidaymakers. But can the Dominican Republic improve its prospects by diversifying to attract the world’s high rollers?
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Light on the Horizon
Power outages have long been a normal feature of life for the Dominican Republic. But fresh investment and the unraveling of longstanding disputes may offer relief to consumers
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Reliance on remittances
Forty-one Dominicans have been reported killed or missing in September’s terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. But the uncertainty goes on for millions more. In common with many small […]
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Banco BISA Branches Out to Overcome Challenges
Competition with foreign banks such as Citibank and BSCH’s Banco Santa Cruz have kept Banco BISA, Bolivia’s largest domestically owned bank, on its toes this past year. The bank is […]
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Renewed reforms, Continued growth
For the Dominican Republic’s economy to keep humming, the government must continue upgrading its fiscal and tax regulations rather than become complacent because of past successes.
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Banco Bolivariano Survives the Storm
Miguel Babra Lyon The Ecuadorian banking system collapsed in 1999, and the banks left standing are still reeling from the aftershocks. In July, the Ecuadorian government shut down the country’s […]
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Support for high technology
Danilo Del Rosario As part of its efforts to attract more hi-tech business, the Mejía administration has continued to support a ‘cyberpark’ project outside Santo Domingo […]
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Taking the first step
The Dominican Republic’s debut sovereign issue was well received and should pave the way for more public and private access to international capital markets.
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The Local Latin Leader
Banco Itaú consistently makes more money than any other domestically owned bank in Latin American , and is ready and able to resist the advance of US and European players.
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Banco de Occidente Outsmarts its Environment
Banco de Occidente only has half of the assets and market share of Guatemala’s largest bank but this small well-managed bank shows that size is not critical to strong performance. […]