Ernesto Bournigal, superintendent of the Securities Market, reported that private emissions, investment funds, and public offering trusts exceed RD$595 billion as of July 2026. ^[1] Vice President Raquel Peña of the Dominican Republic inaugurated the IV Expo Mercado de Valores 2026 on 2026-09-04 in Santo Domingo, an event organized by the Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores (SIMV). ^[2] Dominican Vice President Raquel Peña said 'Se fue la luz' ('the power went out') when the electricity supply failed during the inauguration of the Expo Mercado de Valores 2026 on 2026-09-04, while she was discussing electricity bills. ^[3] Bournigal also said that investment funds have financed about 280 projects across 15 economic activities, linked to more than 57,500 direct jobs and about 4,800 indirect jobs, impacting sectors such as energy, tourism, infrastructure, construction, industry, and services. ^[4] Meta RD 2036 is a strategic roadmap designed by the Dominican government to transform the national economy, with goals to double real GDP by 2036, eliminate extreme poverty, create 1.7 million new jobs, triple average salary, and achieve investment grade. ^[5] Raquel Peña explained that higher electricity consumption moves users to a higher tariff tier, resulting in higher bills, during her remarks at the Expo Mercado de Valores 2026 inauguration. ^[6]