Expatriate Dominicans and tourists in town for the New Year holidays will enjoy the increase in the local purchasing power of the US dollar or the euro. As of Wednesday, the peso’s worth declined, and each dollar was reaping RD$35. This is the highest in a 12-month period. For continuous updates on actual exchange transactions, go to the last post on the Exchange Thread of DR1 at http://dr1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26541