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03-30-2012, 03:30 PM
Spokespersons for the political parties contesting the 2012 Presidential election focused on their priorities for their foreign investment and trade platforms during talks sponsored by the Commonwealth Roundtable at the UNIBE university yesterday, Thursday, 29 March, as reported in Listin Diario.
University rector Dr. Julio Amado Castanos chaired the discussion, which included contributions from Manuel Bonilla, director of the Association of Foreign Investment in the DR and president of Barrick Gold, Marcos Pena, president of the British Chamber of Commerce in the DR, Eduardo Dominguez, president of the Dominican-Canadian Chamber of Commerce, and Fernando Rainieri, secretary of the Commonwealth Round Table in the Dominican Republic.
In his opening words, Fernando Gonzalez, president of the Commonwealth Round Table highlighted the importance of trade and foreign investment for the DR, a country that has free trade agreements with 14 of the 54 countries that make up the Commonwealth, including the 13 countries of Caricom, and with the UK through the European Partnership Agreement (EPA).
He mentioned the importance for the nation of the tourism, exports, free zones, mining and electrical generation sectors, and the need to strengthen them, regardless of who is elected the next President.
"For example, we need to increase our exports of non-traditional exports, and to give priority to this sector with more resources to public institutions that promote exports, including private chambers of commerce," he commented.
APD candidate Max Puig called for a new economic model where foreign investment and trade create jobs and improve business competitiveness levels.
Alianza Pais candidate Guillermo Moreno also focused on job creation and a new model aimed at stimulating exports.
PRD vice presidential candidate Luis Abinader said that the Hipolito Mejia program seeks to strengthen trade and foreign investment by creating jobs, giving guarantees that the productive sectors will have unprecedented economic support from the government.
Jean Alain Rodriguez, coordinator for foreign investment for the Danilo Medina candidacy, representing the ruling PLD party, said that the Medina government would strengthen the use of the single office for managing all red tape needed for investor projects as well as creating specific programs for attracting more investment in promising areas.
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University rector Dr. Julio Amado Castanos chaired the discussion, which included contributions from Manuel Bonilla, director of the Association of Foreign Investment in the DR and president of Barrick Gold, Marcos Pena, president of the British Chamber of Commerce in the DR, Eduardo Dominguez, president of the Dominican-Canadian Chamber of Commerce, and Fernando Rainieri, secretary of the Commonwealth Round Table in the Dominican Republic.
In his opening words, Fernando Gonzalez, president of the Commonwealth Round Table highlighted the importance of trade and foreign investment for the DR, a country that has free trade agreements with 14 of the 54 countries that make up the Commonwealth, including the 13 countries of Caricom, and with the UK through the European Partnership Agreement (EPA).
He mentioned the importance for the nation of the tourism, exports, free zones, mining and electrical generation sectors, and the need to strengthen them, regardless of who is elected the next President.
"For example, we need to increase our exports of non-traditional exports, and to give priority to this sector with more resources to public institutions that promote exports, including private chambers of commerce," he commented.
APD candidate Max Puig called for a new economic model where foreign investment and trade create jobs and improve business competitiveness levels.
Alianza Pais candidate Guillermo Moreno also focused on job creation and a new model aimed at stimulating exports.
PRD vice presidential candidate Luis Abinader said that the Hipolito Mejia program seeks to strengthen trade and foreign investment by creating jobs, giving guarantees that the productive sectors will have unprecedented economic support from the government.
Jean Alain Rodriguez, coordinator for foreign investment for the Danilo Medina candidacy, representing the ruling PLD party, said that the Medina government would strengthen the use of the single office for managing all red tape needed for investor projects as well as creating specific programs for attracting more investment in promising areas.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#7)