Opening value of the dollar in the Dominican Republic on March 17 of USD to DOP

This was the behavior of the US currency during the first minutes of the day

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The US dollar is trading at the opening at 54.62 Dominican pesos, which meant a decrease of 0.2% compared to the previous day's price, when it ended with 54.73 Dominican pesos.

With reference to last week's profitability, the US dollar registered a decrease of 0.18%, which is why for a year it has still maintained a decrease of 3.67%. In relation to past days, with this value it cuts the positive streak that marked in the previous two days. The volatility figure is clearly lower than the data achieved for the last year (8.41%), so in this last phase it is showing fewer changes than expected.

In the annual photo, the US dollar has even changed by a high of 57.67 Dominican pesos, while its lowest level has been 53.74 Dominican pesos. The US dollar is positioned closer to its low than to its maximum.

Dominican Peso

The Dominican peso is the official currency of the Dominican Republic is abbreviated as PDO and its creation dates back to 1971 after the breaking of the gold standard. At first it was called as “gold peso” or “Dominican gold peso”.

In 2010, an amendment was made to the Constitution to define that “The national monetary unit is the Dominican Peso”; after that, in 2017 a gradual replacement of banknotes and coins began with the old Dominican peso inscriptions.

The banknotes currently in circulation are 50, 100, 200, 500, 1,000 and 2,000 pesos oros. The 5 and 10 peso notes stopped circulating and were replaced by coins of 5, 10 and 25 pesos respectively. Meanwhile, the 500 and 2,000 pesos gold banknotes were issued on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America and the arrival of the new millennium.

It should be noted that all banknotes bear the phrase: “This banknote has liberatory force for the payment of all public or private obligations”.

With regard to the economy, the Central Bank announced that the country closed 2021 with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 12.3%, reflecting the economic recovery. It also stood at 4.7% in 2021 compared to 2019, which speaks of a return to pre-pandemic levels.

On the other hand, the coronavirus pandemic has affected the Dominican Republic when talking about inflation, as the rate stood at 8.5% at the end of 2021. By 2022, the Central Bank estimates that the GDP of the Dominican Republic could increase between 5.5% and 6.0%.

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