Country Strategy

Together, IDB staff and the Dominican Republic determine how the country’s priorities coincide with the Bank’s development strategies for the region. The product of that process is the  IDB country strategy with the Dominican Republic, containing the Bank’s expected program the for Dominican Republic for 2010-2013.

Country strategies include an overview of the country’s current economic situation. They draw on analytical work conducted by the Bank and other parties on a wide range of economic and social sectors, such as rural and urban development, health, education, government modernization, transportation, trade, and the environment, among others.

Dominican Republic’s Operational Strategy 2010-2013

The Dominican Republic has had one of the fastest-growing economies in Latin America in the past 20 years.  It has significantly reduced its poverty rates and has a high degree of political and social stability.  Still, despite this progress, the Dominican economy faces challenges.

The Bank's country strategy with the Dominican Republic for the 2010-2013 period will focus on the following areas:

• Public finances
• Social protection
• Education
• Labor intermediation
• Electricity
• Transportation
• Water and sanitation
• Agriculture
• Tourism

This Estrategy will support the objectives of the Dominican government as set in the National Development Strategy for these areas.