One of the strengths of the Dominican Republic is the quality and coverage of credit information for microfinance operations, according to the Global Microscope Study on the Microfinance Business Environment 2010.
The study was conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit, with financial support from the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) of the IDB Group, the Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) and the technical assistance of Netherlands International Finance Corporation (IFC ).
The Index analyzes the different economies with a score of 0 to 100, giving a value greater than the highest score.
Of the 54 economies covered, RD was ranked 20 with a score of 48.7 and a positive variation of 1.7, as the business environment for microfinance.
The country was over Costa Rica, a nation that was ranked 29 and a score of 42.4, as well as Argentina, Brazil and Mexico but off Ecuador, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Chile, Guatemala, Peru and the Philippines.
Of the 54 economies covered, RD was ranked 20 with a score of 48.7 and a positive variation of 1.7, as the business environment for microfinance.
The country was over Costa Rica, a nation that was ranked 29 and a score of 42.4, as well as Argentina, Brazil and Mexico but off Ecuador, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Chile, Guatemala, Peru and the Philippines.
The Dominican Republic moved into number 27 in terms of investment climate and a score of 43.3, for a positive change of 8.3 points since 2009.