Cuba interested in economic exchange with Dominican Republic

July, 7 - 8:17 AM

Cuba interested in economic exchange with Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo.– Goods and services offered by 36 Cuban companies that
will participate in a commercial fair next week in the Dominican
Republic have caught the attention of many businesspeople interested in
boosting trade and economic exchange between the two nations.

According to the Dominican trade and economy advisor at the Cuban
embassy, Carlos de la Nuez, some 30 companies from the country have
already asked for interviews with the Cuban delegates.

De la Nuez noted that these requests show the Dominican Republic's
interest in initiating conversations on a prospective trade agreement,
of which a preliminary draft was delivered to Dominican authorities at
the fourth Joint Bilateral Collaboration Commission.

Five Cuban healthcare centers and three research institutes will be also
represented at next week's trade fair, pointed out Mirtha Rippes, an
official with Cuba's Chamber of Commerce.

The meetings are organized by the Cuban Chamber of Commerce and the
island's embassy in Santo Domingo, and they will begin July 9th, at the
Dominican Fiesta hotel in Santo Domingo.

Between 2004 and 2006, bilateral trade exchange increased by 15% and, in
the first quarter of 2007, it has increased by approximately 32%.

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