Argentina and Dominican Republic outline investment reforms

In Argentina, business leaders and government officials met at La Rural to stress that macro‑economic stability and legal certainty are essential for attracting infrastructure investment. They discussed a water‑resource plan for the northern region, the need for early investment in transport and energy to avoid bottlenecks in mining, and the urgency of expanding high‑voltage electric transmission. The government also announced plans to privatize 9,154 km of national roads for 20 years, hand over freight rail lines to private operators for 50 years, and continue flood‑control works on the Salado River.

In the Dominican Republic, a panel of national and international experts presented six measures to develop the country’s secondary securities market. The proposals include widening the investor base, easing the entry of foreign capital, increasing private‑sector issuances, upgrading technological infrastructure, modernising regulations, and introducing new trading mechanisms to boost liquidity and participation.

Both initiatives aim to improve investment climates by enhancing legal frameworks, infrastructure, and market mechanisms.