{"id":10430,"date":"2024-05-24T14:41:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T14:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmklawyers.com\/?p=10430"},"modified":"2024-05-24T14:41:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T14:41:55","slug":"the-dominican-economy-has-accumulated-a-growth-of-5-1-in-the-first-four-months-of-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmklawyers.com\/en\/the-dominican-economy-has-accumulated-a-growth-of-5-1-in-the-first-four-months-of-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dominican economy has accumulated a growth of 5.1% in the first four months of 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Dominican economy recorded a 5.1% expansion between January and April of this year, as reported by the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) on Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This growth is attributed to the dynamism of economic activity in April, with a year-on-year growth of 7.8%, the highest in the last 28 months and the best-performing period in the first four months of this year, indicated the monetary entity in a press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This growth, measured through the Monthly Economic Activity Index (IMAE), exceeded March’s growth by 6.2 percentage points, which was only 1.6%, influenced by the lower growth of the United States – the country’s main trading partner – and the effect of the Easter holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hotels and financial services lead in adding value:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The year-on-year variation from January to April 2024 was largely influenced by the activity of hotels, bars, and restaurants, with growth averaging 9.5% during that period, followed by financial services, which stood at 7.1%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These sectors were followed by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n