RD’s risk index remains below the global and regional average

The risk levels of Dominican bonds remain low compared to the global and regional average, which means that investors continue to trust the country in turbulent and volatile times for the economy. The Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) indicator, measured by the rating agency JP Morgan, reflects greater confidence and stability in Dominican bonds compared to other emerging markets. The global EMBI stood at 3.07%, that is, about 0.88 percentage points above the Dominican Republic’s risk index (2.19%). While in the case of Latin America, the regional risk index stood at 4.21%, for a gap it was 2.02 percentage points, above the Dominican EMBI.

These data were published by the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development, through a summary of the most relevant information regarding the main national and international economic indicators of interest to the country, as of June 16, 2025.

It specifies that, as of June 13, the stock market indicators closed with variations in their prices leaning towards the negative, compared to the previous day. In that sense, it details that the NASDAQ registered a variation of -1.30%, the DOW 30 of -1.79%, the S&P 500 of -1.13% and the RUSSELL 2000 of -1.85%.