Dominican Republic in key areas:
Location Infrastructure Social and Political Stability Legal framework48,311 Km2
Total area
77F to 95F
Medium temperature
10.1 MM
Total population (2016)
7
Int. Airports
12
Seaports
6.3 MM
Passengers / year
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL STABILITY
General environment of social peace, is one of the most stable democracies in Latin America and the Caribbean, and macroeconomic stability.
FOREIGN INVESTMENT INCENTIVES (Law 16-95)
National treatment for foreign investors
Free access to international currency through local banks and the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic
Allows 100% benefit repatriation
Technology transfer is considered an investment
Free convertibility of funds
EXCELLENT AND MODERN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
Direct Local and International Remote Dialing
Advanced Business Communications Systems
Fiber Optic Cable Lines. (Broadband)
Wireless connectivity (wireless (On-site GSM Cells)
More than 9.9 Million Fixed / Mobile Lines
Main Cities Connected with Fiber Optic Cable
EFFICIENT LABOR REGIME
Highly skilled workforce with competitive salaries.
PREFERENTIAL ACCESS TO MAIN INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
Commercial Agreements signed by the Dominican Republic:
RD-Central America Free Trade Agreement
CARICOM Free Trade Agreement
RD-Panama Free Trade Agreement (partial scope)
RD-US Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA)
RD Free Trade Agreement – European Union (EPA)
FOREIGN INVESTMENT INCENTIVES (Law 16-95)
INVESTMENT PROTECTION THROUGH:
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency of the World Bank (MIGA)
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
Founding Member of the World Trade Organization (WTO)