The government and private sector will be participating in a National Trade Forum on Wednesday, 29 November 2017, focused on promoting trade between the DR and the Caribbean. The effort seeks to identify regional markets for specific Dominican products and provide logistical support to facilitate exports. The effort is being led by the new Table for the Promotion of Exports to the Caribbean, a public-private partnership. A goal of the initiative is to reduce red tape to encourage more exports.
The National Trade Forum is coordinated by the Administrative Ministry of the Presidency and the Center for Exports and Investments (CEI-RD). There will be technical presentations, a panel on institutional advances in matters of export and several workshops on logistics and market connectivity.
“We are inviting all companies interested in exporting to the Caribbean, or that are already doing so, to participate. We are sure it will open new markets for them,” said Administrative Minister of the Presidency Jose Ramon Peralta. He said the event is open to the general public. He stressed the government’s interest in promoting more intra-Caribbean trade.
Participating for the government in the meetings are the Administrative Ministry of the Presidency, CEI-RD, the ministries of Industry & Commerce, Foreign Relations, Public Health, National Competitiveness Council, General Customs Agency (DGA) among others.
For the private sector, there will be participants from the Dominican Association of Industries (AIRD), the Dominican Association of Exporters (Adoexpo), the Agribusiness Board (JAD), National Business Council (Conep) and the Santo Domingo Chamber of Commerce.
