DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Dominican Consulate in Miami, Florida sponsored business meetings to foster increased trade between the Dominican Republic and Florida companies and ports of entry. The Consulate officials and promoters spoke of how the DR offers more than vacations, and presented options for investing in real estate, energy, transportation and trade free zones.

“The economic growth of our country is not a temporary situation; it has been sustained for 30 years. We have one of the most robust democratic systems in the region,” said Geanilda Vásquez, consul general of the Dominican Republic in Miami.

The Dominican Republic and Miami-Dade Economics and Investment Opportunities Forum was held on 3 September at the Dominican consulate in Brickell, and attracted county leaders and representatives of the Dominican community. The mission: to exchange ideas on how to bring the Dominican Republic and the United States, its main trading partner, closer together.

The Dominican Republic is...