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Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

The Country Office of the Dominican Republic aims to help the country return to a path of robust economic growth consistent with inclusive and sustainable development with an emphasis on transparency.

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Country Office
Katharina B. Falkner-Olmedo Representante país Rep Dominicana. Desarrollo Social - Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo - BID
Katharina B. Falkner-Olmedo
IDB Country Representative in Dominican Republic
[email protected]

 

Overview

 

Dominican Republic is one of the founding member countries of the IDB. Like all the shareholders, Dominican Republic appoints a Governor, who represents the country on the Board of Governors.

For day-to-day business at the Bank's Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Dominican Republic is represented by a chair on the Board of Executive Directors. The chair, shared with Mexico, is headed by an Executive Director, who is elected to a three-year term by the Governors of the Dominican Republic and Mexico.

Country representation

Executive Director: Erick Jose Limas Maldonado

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Ernesto Alejandro Selman Mejia

ELECTED BY: Dominican Republic and Mexico

Total Contribution: 16,800,400

Number of votes: 86,452

of the institution's ownership

Address: Calle César Nicolás Penson esquina 

Calle Leopoldo Navarro Sector Gascue

Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, República Dominicana

Calle César Nicolás Penson esquina 

Calle Leopoldo Navarro Sector Gascue

Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, República Dominicana

Phone number: (T) (1-809) 784-6400

Fax number: (T) (1-809) 562-2607

E-mail:  [email protected]

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Strategy and Projects

The IDB Group’s Country Strategy for the Dominican Republic (2021-2024) aims to support the country in achieving robust and sustainable economic growth. This strategy focuses on fostering inclusive, resilient, and sustainable development through three key areas:

  1. Enhancement of Public Management and Fiscal Institutional Structure: Improving public sector efficiency and strengthening fiscal institutions to support economic stability.
  2. Sustainable and Inclusive Productive Reactivation: Promoting sustainable economic activities that boost productivity and inclusivity across various sectors.
  3. Strengthening Human Capital: Investing in human resources to enhance skills, opportunities, and overall workforce capacity.

The strategy will also address crosscutting issues such as gender equality, diversity, climate change adaptation, digitalization, institutional capacity, and rule of law, with a strong focus on transparency. These areas build on the IDB Group’s previous strategic period, with an increased emphasis on productivity, inclusivity, and institutional strengthening.

Country strategies remain effective beyond their initial period, continuing to guide actions during the development of subsequent strategies, ensuring sustained impact and alignment with evolving goals

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IDB Country Strategy with Dominican Republic 2021-2024
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Project Number Sector Subsector Project Title Financing Project Status Approval Date
DR-T1311 SOCIAL INVESTMENT LABOR POLICY Support to the First Future and Green Skills Council for the development of a talent pipeline to drive sustainable and future jobs. 300,000.00 Preparation
DR-T1320 HEALTH HEALTH SERVICES Support for Developing a Sustainable Medical Waste Management System in the Dominican Republic 500,000.00 Preparation
DR-T1330 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE MODERNIZATION & ADMINIST OFJUSTICE Strengthening citizen security in the Dominican Republic 250,000.00 Preparation
DR-T1301 SOCIAL INVESTMENT GENDER EQUALITY & WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT Support for the implementation of the service model and the design of its impact evaluation for the Women's Comprehensive Development Centers (CEDI-Mujer) in the Dominican Republic 600,000.00 Preparation
DR-T1302 PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS CLIMATE AND COMPETITIVENESS Support for the implementation of sectoral Executive Committees in the Dominican Republic 300,000.00 Preparation
DR-T1287 ENERGY NEW POWER DISTRIBUTION & TRANSMISSION PROJECTS Support for the design of transmission and distribution programs with emphasis on energy storage 400,000.00 Preparation
DR-L1169 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE FISCAL POLICY FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND GROWTH Strengthening Fiscal Sustainability - Preparation
DR-G0015 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE Integral Sargassum: Tech-Driven Collection, Valorization, Community Jobs, & Carbon Credits Chain - Preparation
DR-T1311 Support to the First Future and Green Skills Council for the development of a talent pipeline to drive sustainable and future jobs.
  • Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 300,000.00
DR-T1320 Support for Developing a Sustainable Medical Waste Management System in the Dominican Republic
  • Sector: HEALTH
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 500,000.00
DR-T1330 Strengthening citizen security in the Dominican Republic
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 250,000.00
DR-T1301 Support for the implementation of the service model and the design of its impact evaluation for the Women's Comprehensive Development Centers (CEDI-Mujer) in the Dominican Republic
  • Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 600,000.00
DR-T1302 Support for the implementation of sectoral Executive Committees in the Dominican Republic
  • Sector: PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 300,000.00
DR-T1287 Support for the design of transmission and distribution programs with emphasis on energy storage
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 400,000.00
DR-L1169 Strengthening Fiscal Sustainability
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: -
DR-G0015 Integral Sargassum: Tech-Driven Collection, Valorization, Community Jobs, & Carbon Credits Chain
  • Sector: ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: -
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Country Office
Katharina B. Falkner-Olmedo Representante país Rep Dominicana. Desarrollo Social - Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo - BID
Katharina B. Falkner-Olmedo
IDB Country Representative in Dominican Republic
[email protected]

 

Overview

 

Dominican Republic is one of the founding member countries of the IDB. Like all the shareholders, Dominican Republic appoints a Governor, who represents the country on the Board of Governors.

For day-to-day business at the Bank's Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Dominican Republic is represented by a chair on the Board of Executive Directors. The chair, shared with Mexico, is headed by an Executive Director, who is elected to a three-year term by the Governors of the Dominican Republic and Mexico.

Country representation

Executive Director: Erick Jose Limas Maldonado

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Ernesto Alejandro Selman Mejia

ELECTED BY: Dominican Republic and Mexico

Total Contribution: 16,800,400

Number of votes: 86,452

of the institution's ownership

Address: Calle César Nicolás Penson esquina 

Calle Leopoldo Navarro Sector Gascue

Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, República Dominicana

Calle César Nicolás Penson esquina 

Calle Leopoldo Navarro Sector Gascue

Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, República Dominicana

Phone number: (T) (1-809) 784-6400

Fax number: (T) (1-809) 562-2607

E-mail:  [email protected]

Be the first to find out about the IDB news in Dominican Republic!
Subscribe
Jul 07 - 08, 2025
Bretton Woods 16th Annual Conference: Reordering Global Trade and Finance in a Shock-Prone World
05:00 AM - 01:30 PM
Peru - Cusco
Jul 08, 2025
Local Economic Development Agencies: Driving Economic Growth in Latin America and Beyond
09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Colombia - Bogotá
Jul 17, 2025
Code4Dev | Learn to Optimize Your Open-Source Repositories with GitHub
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
United States of America - Outro

Videos available in Spanish

CIUDADES LIMPIAS
Learn More
El camino hacia un desarrollo rural agroforestal sostenible en República Dominicana
Learn More
Más que baños, más que infraestructura: dignidad, salud y calidad de vida para los dominicanos
Learn More
Strategy and Projects

The IDB Group’s Country Strategy for the Dominican Republic (2021-2024) aims to support the country in achieving robust and sustainable economic growth. This strategy focuses on fostering inclusive, resilient, and sustainable development through three key areas:

  1. Enhancement of Public Management and Fiscal Institutional Structure: Improving public sector efficiency and strengthening fiscal institutions to support economic stability.
  2. Sustainable and Inclusive Productive Reactivation: Promoting sustainable economic activities that boost productivity and inclusivity across various sectors.
  3. Strengthening Human Capital: Investing in human resources to enhance skills, opportunities, and overall workforce capacity.

The strategy will also address crosscutting issues such as gender equality, diversity, climate change adaptation, digitalization, institutional capacity, and rule of law, with a strong focus on transparency. These areas build on the IDB Group’s previous strategic period, with an increased emphasis on productivity, inclusivity, and institutional strengthening.

Country strategies remain effective beyond their initial period, continuing to guide actions during the development of subsequent strategies, ensuring sustained impact and alignment with evolving goals

hands
IDB Country Strategy with Dominican Republic 2021-2024
Download
Project Number Sector Subsector Project Title Financing Project Status Approval Date
DR-T1311 SOCIAL INVESTMENT LABOR POLICY Support to the First Future and Green Skills Council for the development of a talent pipeline to drive sustainable and future jobs. 300,000.00 Preparation
DR-T1320 HEALTH HEALTH SERVICES Support for Developing a Sustainable Medical Waste Management System in the Dominican Republic 500,000.00 Preparation
DR-T1330 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE MODERNIZATION & ADMINIST OFJUSTICE Strengthening citizen security in the Dominican Republic 250,000.00 Preparation
DR-T1301 SOCIAL INVESTMENT GENDER EQUALITY & WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT Support for the implementation of the service model and the design of its impact evaluation for the Women's Comprehensive Development Centers (CEDI-Mujer) in the Dominican Republic 600,000.00 Preparation
DR-T1302 PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS CLIMATE AND COMPETITIVENESS Support for the implementation of sectoral Executive Committees in the Dominican Republic 300,000.00 Preparation
DR-T1287 ENERGY NEW POWER DISTRIBUTION & TRANSMISSION PROJECTS Support for the design of transmission and distribution programs with emphasis on energy storage 400,000.00 Preparation
DR-L1169 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE FISCAL POLICY FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND GROWTH Strengthening Fiscal Sustainability - Preparation
DR-G0015 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE Integral Sargassum: Tech-Driven Collection, Valorization, Community Jobs, & Carbon Credits Chain - Preparation
DR-T1311 Support to the First Future and Green Skills Council for the development of a talent pipeline to drive sustainable and future jobs.
  • Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 300,000.00
DR-T1320 Support for Developing a Sustainable Medical Waste Management System in the Dominican Republic
  • Sector: HEALTH
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 500,000.00
DR-T1330 Strengthening citizen security in the Dominican Republic
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 250,000.00
DR-T1301 Support for the implementation of the service model and the design of its impact evaluation for the Women's Comprehensive Development Centers (CEDI-Mujer) in the Dominican Republic
  • Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 600,000.00
DR-T1302 Support for the implementation of sectoral Executive Committees in the Dominican Republic
  • Sector: PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 300,000.00
DR-T1287 Support for the design of transmission and distribution programs with emphasis on energy storage
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 400,000.00
DR-L1169 Strengthening Fiscal Sustainability
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: -
DR-G0015 Integral Sargassum: Tech-Driven Collection, Valorization, Community Jobs, & Carbon Credits Chain
  • Sector: ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: -
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