The percentage of adults with at least one financial product is savings or credit increased from 51% in 2019 to 55% in 2023, the governor highlighted. Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD), Héctor Valdez Albizu, during the closing ceremony of the 15th diploma course “Economic training for communicators”, held in Baní, Peravia province.
“In other words, my friends, almost 500,000 Dominicans were incorporated into the financial systemwhich represents a significant advance in terms of financial inclusion“, said the governor to the 33 information professionals based in the southern part of the country who took part in the activities of the program of institutional social responsibilityCentral Classroom, for economic and financial education.
The governor said that these results showed that there was a Increase in the holding of financial products in all regions of the country, “especially in the Eastern region, which rose from 42% in 2019 to 51% in 2023; and in the Southern region, which increased from 43% to 50%, for the same period.”
In his address to journalists from the provinces of Peravia, San Cristóbal and Azua, the governor highlighted the contributions made by the BCRD through the Aula Central program, among which the results obtained from the National Survey on Financial Inclusion and Educationa study that is part of the program developed by the Working Group for the National Strategy for Economic and Financial Education (ENEEF).
Valdez Albizu took the opportunity to highlight that, with this type of training activities, the BCRD shows its interest in contributing to achieving a better understanding, both for communication professionals and the general population, of the main economic and financial issues.
IMF opinion highlighted
He concluded by recalling that “the International Monetary Fund He praised the proactive role of the Central Bank, its ability to anticipate, and the entire set of measures that, in his view, were taken correctly to increase the liquidity of the economic sectors most in need during the crisis.”
During the diploma course, which included the academic endorsement from the Ibero-American University (UNIBE)and with the collaboration of the Dominican College of Journalists (CDP), training was offered, among other subjects, on:
- Inflation, monetary policy, productive activity and economic structure, fiscal policy, unemployment and labor market, Dominican financial system, international financial architecture and external sector.
To develop the Training programhe BCRD The event was directed to professionals Julio Andújar Scheker, university professor, essayist and economic advisor to the BCRD Governorate; as well as to Frank Fuentes, currently advisor to the executive director of the International Monetary Fund for Brazil, Cape Verde and the Dominican Republic, among other Latin American countries.
After the delivery of certificates at the Closing ceremonyjournalist Yaeli Báez, general secretary of the CPD, Peravia-Ocoa section, spoke on behalf of the participants to highlight the contribution made by the BCRD and UNIBE to the communicators of the region, since the knowledge acquired will be very useful to use in the media and institutions where they work.
During the event, the communicators took the opportunity to recognize Governor Valdez Albizu for their contributions to the macroeconomic stability of the country, and thank the facilitators, as well as UNIBE for their academic contribution and the quality of the training received.
UNIBE was represented by executives Grace Cochón, Administrative Vice-Rector, Maribel Medina, Director of Continuing Education, and Danesca Jiménez, Business Coordinator of the School of Continuing Education.
On behalf of the CDP, José Beato, general secretary of the CDP, was present at the closing. National Union of Press Workers and Yudelki Guerrero, secretary of the Executive Committee.
