CAFTA-DR

The Central America - Dominican Republic - Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)

Originally, the agreement was called CAFTA and incompassed the U.S. and Central American countries. In 2004, Dominican Republic joined and the agreement was renamed CAFTA-DR. The free trade agreement is among the following: Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the United States.

The CAFTA-DR free trade agreement, is one of the reasons we believe business will improve greatly in Dominican Republic. It will help the economic growth of this country by attracting trade and investment. If you are interested in learning more about this agreement, follow the links:

Download a short summary of the CAFTA (pdf file) from www.ustr.gov

http://www.fas.usda.gov/itp/CAFTA/cafta.asp

http://www.export.gov/fta/complete/CAFTA/

http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/cafta/

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/08/20050802-2.html