British Ambassador Andy Ashcroft paid a courtesy visit to the Chamber of Deputies yesterday, where he notified its president, Alfredo Pacheco, that British investment in the Dominican Republic amounted to US$400 million. He stated that this showed that foreign investors had confidence in the Dominican market. Trade relations between the DR and Great Britain are becoming stronger, so that figure is certain to increase considerably over the next few years, said Ashcroft. The value of imports and exports between the two countries stands at US$80 million.