Following the mission from the Dominican Republic to China in early November, a delegation from China has come to the country to meet with potential Dominican business customers and vendors. The trade exploration activities are being coordinated by Marius De León from the Center for Export and Investment in the Dominican Republic (CEIRD) with the participation of the Chinese ambassador in the country, Zhang Run and the Chinese delegation headed up by Wang Dongtang, deputy director general of the Department of Foreign Business from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce.
De León said that the meeting was a landmark for the country and similar meetings would take place next year as well, with the hope that Dominican businesses and producers would take advantage of the great opportunities offered by the Chinese market.
He said that at present they were discussing ferronickel and agricultural products such as cacao, tobacco and bananas but in addition, the around 30 Chinese importers were also interested in copper, timber, coffee, rum, foodstuffs, wine, oil and others.
Marius De León went on to say that exports from the Dominican Republic had increased by 10.1% from January to September this year, with agriculture increasing by 5.6% and the biggest growth coming from mining.
He said that by the end of this year the exports of US$10,120 million achieved in 2017 would be superseded and he expected the final figure to be in the region of US$12,000 million.
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Listin Diario
5 December 2018
