Trade with Canada.(DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)(Brief Article)

TRADE WITH CANADA. Dominican commerce with Canada is currently US$555.6 million on the deficit side of the balance sheet, reports DR1 Daily News (Dec. 19, 2005). Since 2002, the numbers have been--US$58 million;--US$49.3 million;--US$24; and for the first nine months of 2005--US$383.5 million. Recently, the Dominican authorities have requested the restart up of trade talks that may lead to a Free Trade Agreement with Canada, similar to the DR-CAFTA agreement. Yolanda Viscaino, Exec. Dir. of the Dominican-Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Said such a deal will increase the trade flow between …