Leading executives of Canadian government pro-business and trade organizations are in Santo Domingo for the opening of the First Canada-Dominican Republic Workshop to take place starting at 8 am, Tuesday, 4 February at the Hotel Melia Santo Domingo. The event is being organized by the Dominican-Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Canadian Embassy in the Dominican Republic, with the collaboration of the Dominican Embassy in Canada and the Canadian government as well. Speakers will focus primarily on the tools and mechanisms available in Canada and the Dominican Republic to promote trade now that Canadian and Dominican trade negotiators are finalizing a free trade agreement for this year.
Leading Canadian government officers coming for the event include:
Alex Papadakis, senior business development officer of the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), Canada?s export contracting agency.
David Goldfield, regional manager for the Andean and Caribbean Region for the Export Development Canada (EDC), which provides Canadian exporters with financing, insurance and bonding services as well as foreign market expertise.
Rejean Hamel, program manager for Americas Bureau of the Canadian International Development Agency, which supports foreign-aid projects.
Dwayne Wright, executive director of the Trade Facilitation Office (TFOC), established to assist Canadian importers and foreign exporters trading on the Canadian market.
Dominican ambassador Eduardo Fernandez will also be one of the speakers at the event.
The Canadian Embassy in the Dominican Republic estimates trade between the two countries at US$500 million a year, and Canadian investment in the
DR is said to be close to US$1.4 billion.
For more information, contact the Dominican-Canadian Chamber of
Commerce by phone at (809) 685-1136 ext. 3351 or (809) 383-2763, or by
email at ccdc@codetel.net.do
