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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: Mario Alejandro Gaytan Gonzalez

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-G0014 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE Sargassum Biorefinery: pre-treatment and storage solutions - Preparation
TC7904099 WATER AND SANITATION INTEGRAL MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES Underground Water Development Plan 1,765,000.00 Closed Jun. 5, 1980
TC8206098 INDUSTRY INDUSTRY Program for Small Projects 3,600.00 Closed Mar. 5, 1982
TC8505466 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D AND INNOVATION FUNDING Co-Cr's Coop, Assistance to Small Enter. 13,100.00 Closed Jun. 24, 1985
TC9112525 INDUSTRY INDUSTRY Assistance to Microenterprise Sector 19,000.00 Closed Nov. 1, 1991
TC9506223 ENERGY ENERGY Support Consejo Nacional Para Energia 12,000.00 Closed Jun. 29, 1995
TC9706279 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE Social Security Law Support 2,400.00 Closed Jun. 25, 1997
TC9911093 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE Strengthening and Finance: Adn 174,000.00 Closed Nov. 15, 1999
DR-G0014 Sargassum Biorefinery: pre-treatment and storage solutions
  • Sector: ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: -
TC7904099 Underground Water Development Plan
  • Sector: WATER AND SANITATION
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Jun. 5, 1980
  • Financing: 1,765,000.00
TC8206098 Program for Small Projects
  • Sector: INDUSTRY
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Mar. 5, 1982
  • Financing: 3,600.00
TC8505466 Co-Cr's Coop, Assistance to Small Enter.
  • Sector: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Jun. 24, 1985
  • Financing: 13,100.00
TC9112525 Assistance to Microenterprise Sector
  • Sector: INDUSTRY
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Nov. 1, 1991
  • Financing: 19,000.00
TC9506223 Support Consejo Nacional Para Energia
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Jun. 29, 1995
  • Financing: 12,000.00
TC9706279 Social Security Law Support
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Jun. 25, 1997
  • Financing: 2,400.00
TC9911093 Strengthening and Finance: Adn
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Nov. 15, 1999
  • Financing: 174,000.00
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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: Mario Alejandro Gaytan Gonzalez

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
Jun 12, 2025
Learn to implement the open-source Mifos platform for financial inclusion
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
United States of America - Washington, D.C.
Jun 16, 2025
EconNet: Pricing Under Distress
08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
United States of America - Washington, D.C.
Jun 23, 2025
EconNet: Efficiency, equity, and cost-recovery trade offs in municipal water pricing
08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
United States of America - Washington, D.C.

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-G0014 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE Sargassum Biorefinery: pre-treatment and storage solutions - Preparation
TC7904099 WATER AND SANITATION INTEGRAL MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES Underground Water Development Plan 1,765,000.00 Closed Jun. 5, 1980
TC8206098 INDUSTRY INDUSTRY Program for Small Projects 3,600.00 Closed Mar. 5, 1982
TC8505466 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D AND INNOVATION FUNDING Co-Cr's Coop, Assistance to Small Enter. 13,100.00 Closed Jun. 24, 1985
TC9112525 INDUSTRY INDUSTRY Assistance to Microenterprise Sector 19,000.00 Closed Nov. 1, 1991
TC9506223 ENERGY ENERGY Support Consejo Nacional Para Energia 12,000.00 Closed Jun. 29, 1995
TC9706279 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE Social Security Law Support 2,400.00 Closed Jun. 25, 1997
TC9911093 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE Strengthening and Finance: Adn 174,000.00 Closed Nov. 15, 1999
DR-G0014 Sargassum Biorefinery: pre-treatment and storage solutions
  • Sector: ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: -
TC7904099 Underground Water Development Plan
  • Sector: WATER AND SANITATION
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Jun. 5, 1980
  • Financing: 1,765,000.00
TC8206098 Program for Small Projects
  • Sector: INDUSTRY
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Mar. 5, 1982
  • Financing: 3,600.00
TC8505466 Co-Cr's Coop, Assistance to Small Enter.
  • Sector: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Jun. 24, 1985
  • Financing: 13,100.00
TC9112525 Assistance to Microenterprise Sector
  • Sector: INDUSTRY
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Nov. 1, 1991
  • Financing: 19,000.00
TC9506223 Support Consejo Nacional Para Energia
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Jun. 29, 1995
  • Financing: 12,000.00
TC9706279 Social Security Law Support
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Jun. 25, 1997
  • Financing: 2,400.00
TC9911093 Strengthening and Finance: Adn
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Nov. 15, 1999
  • Financing: 174,000.00
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