United States-Central America-Dominican Rep

Sub-subject: the United States-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)
2. Benefits of the Agreement.
3. Certification of origin.
4. Trade and investment flows between Central American countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua) and the United States

Sample of the sub-subject: the United States-Central America-Dominican Republic (CAFTA-DR):

Sub-Subject Description: the United States-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR):

In 2004, the United States signed the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) with Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic.

The United States-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement is creating new economic and trade opportunities by:

1. Eliminating tariffs
2. Opening international markets
3. Reducing barriers to international trade in services and
4. Promoting transparency.

The United States-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement facilitate foreign trade and foreign direct investment among the United States, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic and furthering regional economic integration.

International Trade.

1. Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic stand for the three biggest United States export market in Latin America.
2. The United States exports to the Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic were 19 billion dollars.
3. The total bilateral trade between the United States and Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic was 37.9 billion dollars.
4. Top export products: mineral fuel, electrical machinery, machinery, and cereals
5. The United States exports of export agricultural products to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic was 3 billion dollars.
6. Top import products: coarse grains, wheat, soybean meal and rice.

The Dominican Republic and the Central American countries belong to the Latin American area and the United States belongs to the North American area of the Christian Civilisation.