{"id":166758,"date":"2026-09-30T13:38:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T17:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/central-bank-raises-interest-rate-to-5-50-to-control-inflation\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T13:38:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T17:38:57","slug":"central-bank-raises-interest-rate-to-5-50-to-control-inflation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/central-bank-raises-interest-rate-to-5-50-to-control-inflation\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Bank raises interest rate to 5.50% to control inflation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adjustment in the monetary policy rate: BCRD takes preventive measures in light of the economic outlook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) has announced an adjustment to its monetary policy rate (MPR), raising it by 25 basis points, which places the annual rate at 5.50%. This decision, made during the September 2026 meeting, also includes an increase in the permanent liquidity expansion facility (1-day Repos) to 6.00% and in the interest-bearing deposit rate (Overnight) to 4.75%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This measure responds to a preventive strategy designed to protect the anchoring of inflation expectations and mitigate second-round effects on prices. The global environment, marked by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, rising oil prices, and more restrictive international financial conditions, has forced the institution to strengthen its stance against potential inflationary risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">International context and regional stability<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>United States:<\/strong> With a resilient economy and projected growth of 2.1%, the Federal Reserve also opted for a 25 basis point hike in the face of inflation that remains at 3.4%, above the 2% target.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eurozone:<\/strong> The European Central Bank increased its rate by 25 basis points, responding to year-on-year inflation of 3.2% and economic activity that is showing signs of improvement.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Latin America:<\/strong> The region maintains a cautious stance, with several countries observing inflation influenced by energy costs, which has led central banks to evaluate possible adjustments toward the end of the year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Performance and fundamentals of the Dominican economy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Locally, year-on-year inflation shows a favorable trend, decreasing from 5.67% in June to 5.13% in August. The BCRD estimates that this indicator will return to the target range of 4% \u00b1 1% during the fourth quarter of the year. Meanwhile, economic activity maintains a solid pace, with cumulative growth of 4.5% in the first eight months of 2026, driven mainly by the construction, financial intermediation, and hotels, bars, and restaurants sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Dominican economy has solid fundamentals and a resilient financial system. The coordination between monetary and fiscal policy will continue to be key to navigating the challenging international environment and ensuring the country&#8217;s macroeconomic stability.<\/p>\n<cite>Alofoke Deportes<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The dynamism of foreign exchange-generating sectors has favored exchange rate stability, allowing for an appreciation of the Dominican peso of nearly 6%. Likewise, international reserves remain at robust levels, standing at US$15.4 billion at the end of August, which is equivalent to about 5 months of imports and exceeds the recommendations of international organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Central Bank reaffirms its commitment to closely monitor the global situation, ensuring that the necessary measures will be taken to preserve the purchasing power and sustained growth of the Dominican nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adjustment in the monetary policy rate: BCRD takes preventive measures in light of the economic outlook The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) has announced an adjustment to its monetary policy rate (MPR), raising it by 25 basis points, which places the annual rate at 5.50%. This decision, made during the September 2026 meeting, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":166759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12809],"tags":[13180,10129,13181,14791],"class_list":{"0":"post-166758","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-bcrd","9":"tag-economy","10":"tag-inflation","11":"tag-monetary-policy"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}