He BHD Bank He identified and interacted with investors who plan to develop projects in the Dominican Republic, with an estimated investment of RD $ 144,250 billion for the coming years.
During Fitur Week, held from January 22 to 26 in Madrid, the BHD corporate and business banking team exceeded the 50 meetings that had proposals as a goal.
“From this identified investment, about 70 % corresponds to hotel investment; Approximately 26 % for real estate projects and the rest is divided into other activities related to the tourism sector. Geographically, the investment is diversified in several poles, highlighting Punta Cana, Costa del Amber and San Pedro de Macorís, ”said Guillermo Méndez, Executive Vice President of Corporate and Business Banking of the BHD Bank.
The presence of the BHD Bank in FITUR and the corporate and business banking team of the financial entity is part of the strategy of this company to support the economic ecosystem of tourism in the Dominican Republic by capturing foreign and joint investments that enhance the development opportunities of the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of country.
The BHD value proposal for the tourism sector combines products and services of the financial entity with those of the BHD Financial Center, allowing them to respond needs
Outstanding participation in Fitur
Since 2005, the BHD Bank contributes to the tourism sector by offering a portfolio of Bank products and services and companies of the BHD Financial Center, which allows it to respond to the needs of the sector, both in the Dominican Republic and in the region.
In Fitur 2025, the BHD made the second version of its BHD forum: tourism and investment, with the theme “Opportunities of the economic ecosystem of tourism in the Dominican Republic». The first part was a conference by Alejandro Beltrán, a senior partner of McKinsey Iberia, who spoke about best practices to boost the economic ecosystem of tourism.
The second part was a panel in which opportunities were presented for companies in the economic ecosystem of the Dominican tourism sector from the experiences of Biviana Riveiro, executive director of the Export and Investment Center of the Dominican Republic (Prodominicana); Jacqueline Mora, Technical Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Tourism, and Ernesto Armenteros, Executive Director of César Iglesias.
The forum also recognized Edmundo Aja, co -founder and president of the Council of Directors of the Hodelpa Hotels group, for being a visionary leader of the country’s tourism industry.
In this edition, Steven Puig, president of the BHD Bank, participated as one of the hosts of the inaugural act of the Stand of the Dominican Republic organized by the Ministry of Tourism with the sponsorship of BHD and other financial entities. He spoke on behalf of the banking sector during the launch of brands destinations of the Ministry of Tourism.
The BHD delegation was made up of Steven Puig, president; Guillermo Méndez, Executive Vice President of Corporate and Business Banking; Ariel Pérez, Vice President of Tourism and Related Services, Rosa Romero, Vice President of Structured Finance. Luis Molina Mariñez, general manager of BHD International Bank Panama participated in the financial center; Gebriel Tineo, general manager of BHD funds; Alvin Martínez Llibre, Executive Vice President of AFP sows, among other executives.
“In BHD we seek to enhance the progress of the country. That is why we are in Fitur 2025, an ideal space to promote investment in one of the main economic sectors of the Dominican Republic. Our differentiated proposal meets the requirements and needs of the main actors in the sector, as well as the full ecosystem, ”said Puig.
