The Foreign Trade Agency of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Small Business (Dicoex) began a series of consultations with the public and private sectors to determine the principle commercial interests of the Dominican Republic to be presented at the 5th meeting of the Joint Free Trade Agreement CARICOM-DR set for Georgetown, Guyana on 30-31 March 2017.
Dicoex director César Dargam highlighted that the consultations seek to harmonize and promote the interests of local producers to present a single stance before the Caricom members.
Participating in the consultations are the National Council of Free Zones (CNZFE), the DR Center for Export and Investment (CEI-RD), and the ministries of Agriculture, Hacienda and Economy. Also representatives of the Commission for Defense Against Unfair Trade Practices, Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel), Central Bank, Dominican Quality Institute (Indocal), Migration Agency (DGM) and Customs Agency (DGA).
Participating for the private sector are leading business and trade organizations, including the Dominican Republic Association of Industries (AIRD), the National Business Council (Conep), the Dominican Association of Exporters (Adoexpo), Association of Industries of Herrera (AEIH), Dominican Free Zone Association (Adozona), Dominican Agribusiness Board (JAD), Dominican Confederation of Small and Medium-sized Business (CODOPYME), among others.
The Dominican Republic-Caricom Free Trade Agreement has been in effect since 2001. Republic signed a free trade agreement with Caricom.
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13 February 2017
