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08-31-2007, 02:30 PM
Haitian Ambassador Fritz Cineas has told Hoy newspaper that trade between Haiti and the DR is up this year. He said that official records show that Haiti imported US$147.9 million from the DR in 2006. This year, he expects imports to increase to US$160 million, given that the half-year figure is around US$75 million. He explained that estimates are that when overall imports, including the informal markets, are added, trade will reach US$500 million. He said that Dominicans only imported US$4 million from Haiti, according to official records.
The principal Dominican exports to Haiti were steel rods for construction, US$12 million; eggs, US$9 million; and flour, US$12 million.
Cineas said that the DR has never shown an interest in signing a free trade agreement with Haiti, but neither has there been any such request from the Haitian government. He said he does not know what interest there would be in Haiti. Cineas believes that a trade agreement would favor Dominican exporters.
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The principal Dominican exports to Haiti were steel rods for construction, US$12 million; eggs, US$9 million; and flour, US$12 million.
Cineas said that the DR has never shown an interest in signing a free trade agreement with Haiti, but neither has there been any such request from the Haitian government. He said he does not know what interest there would be in Haiti. Cineas believes that a trade agreement would favor Dominican exporters.
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