Listin Diario reported on 6 January that foreign exchange transactions were one
of the most profitable businesses for banking last year. Using Superintendence
of Banks figures, the newspaper reports that during the first nine months of the
year alone banks earned RD$7.1 billion on FX transactions. Commissions for
exchange operations reported by the 10 commercial banks represented 32.5% of the
total amount of revenues for interest and commissions reported.