 Business in Dominica, Roseau
Syllabus of the Subject: Foreign Trade and Business in Dominica -
Roseau. Dominican Economy
- Introduction to Dominica
- Business in Roseau
- Dominican Economy
- Dominican Foreign Trade (Import, Export)
- Business Opportunities in Dominica
- Access to the Dominican Market
- Business Plan for Dominica
The objectives of the Subject «Doing Business in Dominica» are the following:
- To analyse the Dominican economy and Foreign Trade (Import, Export, FDI)
- To explore the Business Opportunities in Dominica
- To analyse the trade relations of Dominica with the country of the student
- To know the Free Trade Agreements of Dominica
- To develop a business plan for the Dominican Market
Sample of the Subject - Doing Business in Dominica:

Description of the Subject - Business in Dominica:
Preferential access and Free Trade Agreements of Dominica:
- Dominica and the Caribbean Economic Area
-
Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
- CARICOM-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement
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Costa Rica-Caribbean Community Agreement (Dominica)
- CARIFORUM-European Union (EU) Economic Partnership Agreement
-
Colombia-CARICOM Agreement (Dominica)
- Caribbean Basin Initiative
- United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)
- Caribbean-Canada Trade Agreement (CARIBCAN)
- Association of Caribbean States (ACS)
- Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA)
- Energy supply agreement PetroCaribbean (Venezuela)
- Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
International Trade Facilitation Programs
- World Trade Organisation (WTO)
- Agreement on the Application of
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
- Agreement on Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement)
- Agreement on
Preshipment Inspection
- Agreement on Safeguards (SG)
- Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA)
- Is not a member of the World Customs Organisation (WCO)
- Revised Kyoto Convention
- International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
Commonwealth of Dominica.
- Dominica is a French Overseas Territory (PTOUM)
- Dominican Capital: Roseau
- Largest cities: Roseau, Canefield and Portsmouth
- Dominican Parishes: Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick, Saint Paul and Saint Peter
- Dominica does not share land borders with any country
- Nearest countries to Dominica by sea: Guadalupe and Martinique
- Area of Dominica: 751 square kilometres
- Population of Dominica: 74,000 inhabitants
- Dominican Population density: 105 inhabitants / square kilometres
- The majority of the population has an African origin (African Diaspora)
- The majority of the population is of African origin (African Diaspora)
- Official language of Dominica: English
- French Creole
is widely used
- Abolition of Slavery in Dominica: 1834
- Climate of Dominica: tropical
- 1493: discovery by the Spanish (Dominica derives from Sunday, the day that
Christopher Columbus discover the Island)
- XVII century: French colonisation. Foundation of Rouseau
- 1805: British colonisation
- Type of government: Parliamentary Republic
- Dominica became independent from the United Kingdom in 1967
- Boiling Lake has the second most important hot springs in the
world
- Territorial tensions with Venezuela
over the maritime area that surrounds the Aves Island
Main religion in Dominica: Christianity (Catholicism)
Dominica belongs to the Caribbean Economic Area of the Western Civilisation

Dominican Economy.
- Dominican GDP (PPP): 688 million dollars
- GDP per capita of Dominica (PPP): 9,726 Dollars
- The main economic activities of Dominica are: financial services
(off-shore), tourism and agriculture
- Significant banana industry
- Other important crops are: citrus, mangoes, tubers, coconuts, cocoa
- Dominica has positioned itself as an important regional off-shore
centre: banking, companies, financing...
- Bank confidentiality secret
- Main industries: soap, coconut oil transformation, furniture, cement
blocks and footwear
- Currency Dominican: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
- Country code top-level domain of Dominica: .dm
- Douglas-Charles Airport (45-minute drive to Portsmouth, 1 hour from
Roseau).
- Canefield Airport (DCF)

Dominican Foreign Trade
- Main exports of Dominica son bananas, soap, vegetables,
tamarind, vegetables, grapefruit and oranges
- Main export markets of Dominica: the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Brazil, Japan, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana,
Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago
- Main imports of Dominica: food, machinery, chemicals, fertilizers,
minerals, transportation equipment and fuels
- Largest providers of Dominica: Brazil, United States, Trinidad and Tobago, Netherlands, Venezuela, Finland, United Kingdom, France, China, Japan


Economic Organisations. Dominica is a member of...
- Organisation of American States (OAS)
- Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
- Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)
- European Union-CELAC Summit
- Commonwealth
- International Organization of the Francophonie
- World Bank (WB)
- World Trade Organisation (WTO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- United Nations...



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