<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><!-- generator=Zoho Sites --><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><atom:link href="https://www.mesofinance.org/news/tag/dominican-republic/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Mesofinance Media - News #Dominican Republic</title><description>Mesofinance Media - News #Dominican Republic</description><link>https://www.mesofinance.org/news/tag/dominican-republic</link><lastBuildDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 13:33:30 -0800</lastBuildDate><generator>http://zoho.com/sites/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[DFC opening office in Dominican Republic, loaning $200m to Banco Popular Dominicano for on-lending to small businesses]]></title><link>https://www.mesofinance.org/news/post/dfc-opening-office-in-dominican-republic-loaning-200m-to-banco-popular-dominicano-for-on-lending-to</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.mesofinance.org/draft logo mesofinance 50x48.gif"/> The International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), an institution backed by the US government, recently agreed to issue a loan of USD 200 milli ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_W-5OTNs1SASPr5ZgJ8CzaQ" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_TTAJPa38QkyElKM0yTnaiQ" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_m8gQ9iCcROWVob-7KL71tQ" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"> [data-element-id="elm_m8gQ9iCcROWVob-7KL71tQ"].zpelem-col{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-element-id="elm_h4Hf65E2eCfrhwQMxwWo4A" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_h4Hf65E2eCfrhwQMxwWo4A"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><div></div>
<div></div><div style="color:inherit;"><div style="color:inherit;"><div style="color:inherit;"><div style="color:inherit;"><div style="color:inherit;"><div style="color:inherit;"><div style="color:inherit;"><div style="color:inherit;"><div style="color:inherit;"><div style="color:inherit;"><div style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">The International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), an institution backed by the US government, recently agreed to issue <a href="https://www.dfc.gov/media/press-releases/dfc-accelerates-engagement-caribbean-appeal-new-and-existing-partners" title="a loan of USD 200 million to Banco Popular Dominicano" target="_blank" rel="">a loan of USD 200 million to Banco Popular Dominicano</a> to expand its funding of small enterprises. DFC also plans to open a new office in the city of Santo Domingo to handle its planned increase in investment in the Caribbean. Banco Popular Dominicano, which is a subsidiary of the Dominican Republic-based Grupo Popular, offers loans, savings, insurance and payment cards as well as investment services. The bank was established in 1963 and reported total assets of DOP 701 billion (USD 12.1 billion) as of September 2023.<br></span></div><div style="color:inherit;"><span style="color:inherit;font-style:italic;">Author: </span><span style="color:inherit;font-style:italic;">Renata Samadova</span></div></div>
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