The Dominican stock market held a total of RD$3.2 billion, registering a year-on-year growth of 9.1%.
During the HOY Economic Meeting, together with Mayor Ángel Serulle and the director of Public Offering, Olga Nivar, Stock Market Commissioner, Ernesto Bournigal Read reported that these resources are distributed in different investment areas. Currently, there are 82 investment funds with some 200,000 accounts.
Bournigal Read explained that, at the end of January 2026, investment funds managed US$7,150 million, which represents approximately 2.98% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). These funds invest in various instruments and sectors of the economy. He explained that the largest component within development funds is concentrated in the energy sector, with around US$1,191 million.
This is followed by the real estate sector, with US$921 million, and tourism, with US$718 million. He also highlighted the presence of investments in the industrial and commercial sectors. Regarding tourism, he underlined the important development of hotel projects, which contribute significantly to job creation and the country’s economic growth.
The official also highlighted that pension funds in the Dominican Republic invest significantly in the stock market, with the aim of diversifying portfolios and improving the profitability of workers. Similarly, he pointed out that the “Fideicomiso RD Vial” (RD Roadways Trust) uses the stock market to finance the maintenance, expansion and safety of the main road network by issuing fixed-income debt backed by toll revenues.
He recalled that in 2025, issues for RD$18,000 million were announced, consolidating itself as a key issuer for the national infrastructure.
As for the impact of the war in the Middle East, Bournigal Read said that it will not have relevant effects on the Dominican stock market. On the contrary, he indicated that this market could serve as an investment alternative to mitigate some of the effects derived from the conflict.
“We have a very significant investment in renewable energies, and these are precisely the renewable energies the Government should be using now as much as possible. Because, if oil goes up that’s one thing, but what we have here in the Caribbean is a lot of sun, we should be making the most of it,” he cited as an example.
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