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The Mining and Petroleum Chamber of the Dominican Republic (Camipe) highlighted the performance of the mining sector as one of the main drivers of the national economy during the first months of 2026, in a context of moderate recovery of productive activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to figures from the Dominican Central Bank (BCRD), the local economy registered an average growth of 3.7% in the January-February 2026 period, mainly supported by the activeness of sectors such as mining, construction and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Camipe points out that mining and quarrying stood out with a year-on-year expansion of 9.4% in February, positioning itself among the best performing within the national productive apparatus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Central Bank’s report attributes this growth to the increase in the volume of mineral extracts such as gold and silver, as well as construction materials, including sand, gravel and pea gravel, key inputs for other economic activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Role of Mining<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Camipe says that these results confirm the strategic role of mining in the Dominican economy, not only because of its direct contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP), but also because of its ability to create linkages with sectors such as construction, infrastructure and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “These data show that mining continues to be an activity with the potential to contribute to economic growth and to be integrated into a broader vision of productive development,” the entity said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The union also believes that the sector\u2019s performance reinforces the need to move towards an environment that fosters greater administrative efficiency, legal certainty and sustainability, with a view to consolidating responsible investments in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this context, Camipe stressed the importance of taking advantage of the national mining potential in an orderly manner, while guaranteeing practices that respect the environment and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The official report also indicates that February’s economic result represents the highest expansion rate of economic activity in the last eleven months, amid an international backdrop marked by geopolitical uncertainty and pressures on oil prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite this challenging external environment, the Dominican economy has managed to maintain a positive performance, supported by key sectors such as mining, which continue to show resilience and growth capacity in the short term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Mining and Petroleum Chamber of the Dominican Republic (Camipe) highlighted the performance of the mining sector as one of the main drivers of the national economy during the first months of 2026, in a context of moderate recovery of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":12262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[149],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investment-in-dr"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n