The euro was paid at the close at 60.57 Dominican pesos on average, an increase of 1.44% compared to 59.71 Dominican pesos on average the previous day.
Taking into account the last seven days, the euro recorded a rise of 2.09%; despite this in the last year it still maintains a decline of 11.94%. If we compare the value with past days, it turned the tables with respect to that of the previous day, in which a decrease of 0.53% was recorded, without being able to set a clear trend lately. As for the volatility of the last few days, it is slightly lower than the figure achieved for the last year (9.5%), so in this last phase there is less variation than normal.
In the annual photo, the euro has even changed by a high of 66.04 Dominican pesos on average, while its lowest level has been 59.12 Dominican pesos on average. The euro is positioned closer to its minimum value than to the maximum.
Dominican Peso
The Dominican peso is the official currency of the Dominican Republic is abbreviated as PDO and its creation dates back to 1971 after the breaking of the gold standard. At first it was called as “gold peso” or “Dominican gold peso”.
In 2010, an amendment was made to the Constitution to define that “The national monetary unit is the Dominican Peso”; after that, in 2017 a gradual replacement of banknotes and coins began with the old Dominican peso inscriptions.
The banknotes currently in circulation are 50, 100, 200, 500, 1,000 and 2,000 pesos oros. The 5 and 10 peso notes stopped circulating and were replaced by coins of 5, 10 and 25 pesos respectively. Meanwhile, the 500 and 2,000 pesos gold banknotes were issued on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America and the arrival of the new millennium.
It should be noted that all banknotes bear the phrase: “This banknote has liberatory force for the payment of all public or private obligations”.
In the economic branch, the Central Bank announced that the country closed 2021 with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 12.3%, reflecting the economic recovery. It also stood at 4.7% in 2021 compared to 2019, which speaks of a return to pre-pandemic levels.
On the other hand, the coronavirus pandemic has affected the Dominican Republic when talking about inflation, as the rate stood at 8.5% at the end of 2021. By 2022, the Central Bank estimates that the GDP of the Dominican Republic could increase between 5.5% and 6.0%.
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