Hector Valdez Albizu, the governor of the Central Bank, reports that the Gross Domestic Product of the DR grew 7.6% from January to September of this year. He forecast that by year’s end, the Dominican economy will have grown 7.7%. This is the highest growth rate of any economy in the world. Valdez Albizu estimates that inflation will be 7 to 8% by year’s end, similar to last year’s inflation.
