Saint Dominic.-President Luis Abinader presented to the National Assembly an accountability focused on economic results, expansion of public services and investment in infrastructure, but also marked by high-impact strategic announcements in technology, innovation and international projection.
One of the central points of the intervention was the so-called Goal RD 2036, a roadmap that seeks to turn the Dominican Republic into a developed country, based on cutting-edge technology as a strategic axis with a view to the future and with the objective of achieving the announced plan of doubling the gross domestic product (GDP).
In his two-hour and 44-minute speech, the president highlighted strategic alliances with global technology giants. Among them, the agreement with NVIDIA, the world’s leading company in artificial intelligence, for the creation of capabilities, training of specialized talent and the establishment of a center of excellence in artificial intelligence in the country, which becomes part of a small group of nations that maintain strategic alliances with this company.
Likewise, he reported on an agreement with Google for the construction of the first international digital exchange port in Latin America and only the eighth in the world, with an investment of more than 500 million dollars.
The project contemplates a world-class data hub, submarine cables that will connect with data centers in the United States and the consolidation of the country as a strategic node of digital connectivity between North, Central and South America.
According to the president, this initiative positions the Dominican Republic as a technological gateway to the Caribbean and one of the most competitive destinations for digital investments.
a space port
The president announced that before May 2028, a rocket or satellite will be sent into space from Oviedo, Pedernales, alluding to the signing of a historic agreement with the American company LOD Holdings for the development of a commercial space port in said province.
“Before May 2028 – listen carefully, because I know they are going to follow us -, we are going to send a satellite or a rocket into space from Pedernales, so you can believe it,” he stated.
The project, which will involve an investment of more than 600 million dollars, will open the country’s doors to the global space economy, diversifying the productive matrix towards sectors with very high added value.
Abinader explained that this pioneering infrastructure complements the tourism and logistics development being promoted in Pedernales, turning the province into a new pole of comprehensive growth, not only in tourism, but also in technological innovation and advanced services.
Economy
In what was his sixth accountability, the president reported that in 2025 the economy grew by 2.1%, in line with the regional average, and that in January 2026 an expansion of 3.5% was already recorded, with annual projections close to 4.5%. He stressed that the country is among the economies with the best global growth prospects for the next decade, with an average annual projection of 3.8% between 2024 and 2034.
Exports reached almost 16 billion dollars in 2025, with a growth of 14.4% compared to the previous year, while foreign direct investment exceeded 5 billion dollars for the first time, accumulating four consecutive years above 4 billion.
Abinader stated that the objective is not only to grow, but to double the real size of the economy, generate better-paid formal jobs and strengthen the middle class. In this context, he announced that the country will continue to deepen reforms aimed at increasing productivity, modernizing the State and facilitating financing for MSMEs.
In fiscal matters, the reduction of consolidated public debt to 58.5% of GDP stood out, compared to 69.1% in 2020, and the maintenance of the deficit at 3.45%, within the budget, as a sign of discipline and macroeconomic sustainability.
Health
In the health sector, the president reported the inauguration of 30 new establishments in 2025, with an investment of more than 2,659 million pesos, and more than 3,700 million destined for medical equipment.
Medical consultations exceeded 7.7 million; laboratory analyzes amounted to more than 28 million; and surgeries reached 629 thousand, almost double that of 2019.
He highlighted that in 2025 no deaths from dengue were recorded in the country and that cancer care, hypertension control and high-cost medications programs were strengthened.
Regarding drinking water and sanitation, the president listed the construction and expansion of aqueducts in multiple provinces, as well as wastewater treatment plants and agricultural irrigation systems.
Projects in Pedernales, San Cristóbal, Peravia, Monte Plata and other districts are part of a strategy aimed at guaranteeing continuous access to water, improving public health and sustaining agricultural productivity.
Road works
— Completed
In road infrastructure, the president highlighted an execution of more than 47 billion pesos in 2025 by the Ministry of Public Works, with 69 works completed, among which he cited ring roads, strategic roads and bridges.
Fight against corruption
Pilar Abinader reiterated that the fight against corruption constitutes the backbone of her management and the guarantee that growth translates into real well-being for the population.
Beyond the economic and technological announcements, the president was emphatic in reiterating that the fight against corruption is the moral and structural pillar of his government.
He affirmed that there are no untouchables, that the independence of the Public Ministry is respected and that public resources must be rigorously protected.
He argued that fiscal discipline, transparency and accountability are essential conditions to attract investment and sustain growth.
He highlighted the progress in international indicators of corruption perception.
