Large Majority To Buttress DLP Agenda, Despite Deep Recession In Dominica

• The ruling Dominica Labour Party (DLP) will push a pro-business agenda in the coming months, in an effort to stimulate economic activity amid a COVID-induced recession.
• Fitch Solutions does not expect the recession to impede policymaking, given that an election is not constitutionally mandated until December 2024, although the weak economic outlook is expected to dent popular support for the DLP in the short term.
• Fitch Solutions has revised down Dominica’s score in the Short-Term Political Risk Index to 74.8 out of 100, from 75.2 previously, as the sharp recession increases risks to social stability.

(Source: Fitch Solutions)