According to the executive director of the Dominican Association of Foreign Financed Businesses , the political, economic and legal climate in the Dominican Republic is changing the country into one of the best places in the region for foreign investment.

In recent years, the drive to purchase Dominican companies has been led by Latin American businesses from .

Demallistre said that there were now 70 overseas companies with investments of more than US$20 billion in the Dominican Republic, and the fact that they had made such significant investments showed their confidence in the country. {DATA COURTESY – El Dia/DR1}