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07-24-2009, 04:00 PM
Public and private entities met in Haiti yesterday to discuss how to make the most of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), with a particular focus on strengthening trade with Haiti. Hoy reports that participants in the conference agreed that the EPA, which was signed by Cariforum and the EU, could be used to officialize trade between the neighboring nations.
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce Foreign Trade Office and International Trade Agreement Administration (Dicoex) director Yahaira Sosa said that the main benefit of the EPA would be legal security, adding that political problems would be unlikely to create commercial barriers.
As part of a potential trade agreement between both countries, Haiti would have preferential treatment from the DR for five years, and then Haiti would then have to provide reciprocal treatment.
Also attending the meeting were Eddy Martinez, director of the Center for Exports and Investment (CEI-RD) and Rosa Maria Garcia, president of the Dominico-Haitian Chamber of Commerce.
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The Ministry of Industry and Commerce Foreign Trade Office and International Trade Agreement Administration (Dicoex) director Yahaira Sosa said that the main benefit of the EPA would be legal security, adding that political problems would be unlikely to create commercial barriers.
As part of a potential trade agreement between both countries, Haiti would have preferential treatment from the DR for five years, and then Haiti would then have to provide reciprocal treatment.
Also attending the meeting were Eddy Martinez, director of the Center for Exports and Investment (CEI-RD) and Rosa Maria Garcia, president of the Dominico-Haitian Chamber of Commerce.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)