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Trade and Integration

The Trade Section of the DTT supports the efforts of Member States to promote economic diversification and integration, trade liberalization, and market access that can lead, through expanded market and investment opportunities, to enhanced economic development, job creation, and poverty reduction.

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Central American, Panama, Dominican Republic Activities Multi-regional Activities Caribbean/OECS Activities Introduction Andean Community Activities Mercosur Activities

 

  


Program on the Implementation of Trade Agreements: 

The DTTC, UNCTAD, the Secretaría de Estado de Industria y Comercio of the Dominican Republic and the Centro de Exportación e Inversión of the Dominican Republic (CEI-RD) organized the Advanced Seminar on Administration of Free Trade Agreements: Investor-State Disputes, which took place in Santo Domingo on May 18-19, 2007.

The seminar gave the opportunity to government officials involved in the implementation of the DR-CAFTA and to representatives of the private and academic sectors to deepen their knowledge on a series of issues related to the management of investor-State disputes.

  • Seminar on “International Disputes in Practice” for government officials, private sector representatives and academics from Central America, the Dominican Republic, and Panama. Guatemala City, Guatemala. November 28-December 1, 2006. Funding: CIDA, SIECA, ECLAC, GTZ, and the Ministry of Economy of Guatemala. Organized in cooperation with ECLAC, SIECA, GTZ, and the Ministry of Economy of Guatemala.  

Competitiveness: 

  • Workshop on “Doing Business with the US Government in the Framework of DR-CAFTA” for the Dominican public and private sectors.  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, October 30-31, 2006.  Funding: OAS/FEMCIDI . Organized in coordination with the Subsecretaría de Comercio Exterior of the Secretaría de Estado de Industria y Comercio, the Secretaría de Estado de Finanzas and the Centro de Exportación e Inversión of the Dominican Republic.

  • Promoting Competitiveness through Private Sector Development: Seminar on Quality and Productivity for the Salvadorian Private Sector. San Salvador, El Salvador, September 22, 2006.  OAS/FEMCIDI.

  • Seminar on How to Become More Competitive in Exporting Agricultural Goods? Dominican Republic. February 13-14, 2006. Funding: CIDA.

  • Seminar: The FTA with the United States: How to Be More Competitive? Panama. February 9, 2006. Funding: CIDA. Organized in coordination with the Asociación Panameña de Empresarios (APEDE).

  • Conference on “Hemispheric Experiences in Strengthening Competitiveness for Development and Economic Growth.” Panama City, Panama.  June, 2005. Organized in cooperation with the National Competitiveness Center and the Ministry of Trade. 

Trade Capacity Building (TCB) on Intellectual Property in the Region:

  • Workshops on Intellectual Property Rights and CAFTA-DR for members of Congress in the Dominican Republic. April and June, 2005.  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.  

Workshop on “Techniques and Procedures in Antidumping Investigations.” Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. July 28-29, 2005. Organized in cooperation with the Secretariat of Industry and Commerce of the Dominican Republic.  
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