{"id":500514,"date":"2026-02-19T17:58:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/leonardo-aguilera-attributes-the-investment-boom-in-the-dr-to-stability-and-respect-for-legal-security\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T17:58:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:58:37","slug":"leonardo-aguilera-attributes-the-investment-boom-in-the-dr-to-stability-and-respect-for-legal-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/economy\/leonardo-aguilera-attributes-the-investment-boom-in-the-dr-to-stability-and-respect-for-legal-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Leonardo Aguilera attributes the investment boom in the DR to stability and respect for legal security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Punta Cana.\u2013 <\/strong>The executive president of the Banco de Reservas de la Rep\u00fablica Dominicana, <\/strong>doctor Leonardo Aguilera,<\/strong> stated that the sustained growth of foreign direct investment in the country responds to the climate of institutional stability, respect for legal security and confidence in the public policies promoted by the Government.<\/p>\n\n\nBy participating in the panel \u201cRisk, Resilience, and the Global Investment Climate,\u201d<\/strong> held within the framework of the Concordia Horizon Summit 2026, Aguilera stated that, in an international context marked by geopolitical tensions and a slowdown in capital flows, the country has managed to differentiate itself through the strength of its institutions.\n\n\n

You may be interested in:<\/strong> Leonardo Aguilera Sworn in as Executive President of Banreservas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe panel was moderated by Matthew A. Swift, co-founder and chairman of Concordia, and included Ambassador Lee Rizzuto, Permanent Representative of the United States to the Organization of American States (OAS); Jean Marco Pou, partner at Global Americans; and Jonathan Duarte, partner and advisory director for Latin America and the Caribbean at CrossBoundary.\n\n“When foreign direct investment has fallen in the world, it has risen in the Dominican Republic. That is a product of respect for the laws, due process, and trust in our institutions,” he said.\n\nThe executive explained that foreign direct investment increased from over US$4,200 million in 2023 to over US$4,500 million in 2024, reaching a record figure exceeding US$5,000 million in 2025, driven primarily by strategic sectors such as tourism, infrastructure, and services.\n\nAguilera attributed this performance to the leadership of President Luis Abinader, noting that political stability and institutional strengthening have been crucial in generating confidence among both local and international investors.\n\nHe also highlighted that the Banco de Reservas acts as the executing arm of the State’s economic policy, facilitating the structuring of high-impact projects and channeling financing towards initiatives that promote productive and territorial development.\n\nIn that sense, he mentioned the progress recorded in historically lagging regions, such as the south of the country and emerging areas in the east, including Miches, where, according to him, strategic projects backed by state banks are being materialized.\n\n“The Government is the engine of development, but it needs instruments to drive it. In those 84 years of history, the Banco de Reservas has been that instrument,” he affirmed.\n\nThe panel brought together international experts to analyze how global risks, economic volatility, and geopolitical challenges are redefining investment decisions. In that scenario, Aguilera reiterated that the country remains one of the fastest-growing economies in the region, with an estimated projection of 4.5% for the current year.\n\nFurthermore, he maintained that the combination of political stability, macroeconomic discipline, and institutional strengthening will continue to position the country as a reliable destination for foreign capital in the new global financial environment.\n\nWhat is the Concordia Horizon Summit?\n\nThe Concordia Horizon Summit 2026 is a high-level international forum that brings together government leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and representatives of multilateral organizations to discuss the main global challenges in economics, trade, security, governance, and sustainable development.\n\nThe event positions the Dominican Republic as a stage for strategic discussion on the global investment climate and the role of Latin America and the Caribbean in the reconfiguration of international capital.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Punta Cana.\u2013 The executive president of the Banco de Reservas de la Rep\u00fablica Dominicana, doctor Leonardo Aguilera, stated that the sustained growth of foreign direct investment in the country responds to the climate of institutional stability, respect for legal security and confidence in the public policies promoted by the Government. By participating in the panel […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[40231,17597],"class_list":["post-500514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-economy","tag-dominican-republic","tag-leonardo-aguilera"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-26cO","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","dum_api":{"author_name":"Redacci\u00f3n De \u00daltimo Minuto","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-logo-de-ultimo-minuto-96x96.png","categories_name":["Economy"],"featured_media_url":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500514\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=500514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=500514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}