Final report : Haiti - Dominican Republic identification of trade complementarities

Chapter II identifies principal areas of potential commercial complementarity between the two countries, including an analysis of the basis for complementarity and a discussion of public and private sector views regarding the potential benefits and major obstacles involved. Chapter III identifies principal constraints to expanding Haitian/Dominican business cooperation, including a brief discussion of the impact of existing trade regulations and their administration on the development of bilateral commerce. Chapter IV concludes with a series of recommendations for initiatives that can be supported by USAID/Haiti and USAID/Dominican Republic to facilitate the more rapid and secure development of complementary trade opportunities. The questions of how best to reduce policy, legal, and regulatory constraints, as well as the desirability and feasibility of Haiti"s entering into new or existing bilateral or multilateral trade agreements were specifically excluded from this study; these questions will be taken up by a separate study being prepared by the Trade and Investment Development Project. (Author abstract, modified)