The Dominican economy expanded by 5,1% between January and April 2024, according to the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic; economic activity in April, whose year-on-year growth ended at 7,8%, is the highest in 28 months

In the first 11 months of this year, the country recorded 154 maternal deaths, of which 82 correspond to Dominican mothers and 72 to Haitian mothers, -19% compared to the same period in 2023

Punta Cana International Airport, the country's busiest air terminal accounting for 70% of arrivals, with an average of 4,8 million passengers per year, expects an 8% increase in traveller arrivals by 2025

Electricity fraud, namely illegal connections in homes, shops and shopping centres to obtain power, represents a financial deficit of approximately US$150-200 million, according to the president of the Unified Council of Distributed Enterprises

From 1/01 to 8/11, the country recorded at least 1.140 violent deaths, of which 44 women were killed by their partners or ex-partners, 91 people died at the hands of National Police officers in alleged exchanges of gunfire and at least 11 suicided