The Superintendency of the Securities Market of the Dominican Republic published remarks by Superintendent Ernesto Bournigal at the AMCHAMDR and Primma Advisors event “Frontier Markets: Unlocking Investment Opportunities in the Dominican Republic”, where he presented the Dominican securities market as having strengthened steadily and becoming a more relevant complement to the traditional financial system and a channel for attracting domestic and international investment. He linked capital-market development to macroeconomic stability, clear regulatory frameworks and institutional certainty for investors. Bournigal cited 2025 figures showing more than USD 195 billion mobilised, custody close to USD 49 billion (around 75% of banking system assets), over 249,000 investment accounts and more than 863,000 transactions, with average annual growth above 23% over the past five years. He also pointed to a 1.69 spread to United States Treasuries, below the regional average, and reiterated a strategic goal of achieving investment-grade status, which he said would broaden the institutional investor base, reduce financing costs for the state and companies, and increase market liquidity, depth and stability. The event covered global capital allocation trends, perceptions of Dominican risk, sovereign bond performance and opportunities in corporate credit, including bond issuance and private capital solutions, with participation from institutions including Citi, Bank of America, JP Morgan, Banco Santander and Blackstone.

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