ISDS Case Map
Dominican Republic
Agricultural expert has raised alarms about the potential collapse of 80% of Dominican rice producers due to the implementation of tariff-free rice imports under the DR-CAFTA agreement.
Ecuador and the Dominican Republic signed a memorandum of understanding to begin negotiations to achieve a bilateral trade agreement, government sources from the Andean nation reported.
Jamaican business mogul Michael Lee-Chin has been awarded more than US$43 million in an investment dispute with the Dominican Republic.
Korea is pushing to sign a bilateral Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Kenya, Tanzania, Morocco, Thailand, Pakistan, Serbia, and the Dominican Republic, and held a public hearing session in Seoul.
South Korea will make efforts to sign a free trade agreement for a greater market opening and economic cooperation.
A Jamaican investor served the government of the Dominican Republic with a notice of arbitration surrounding the state takeover of a recycling facility and waste-to-energy plant.
Businessman Michael Lee-Chin has served notice that he intends to submit to arbitration a claim against the government of the Dominican Republic seeking to recover more than US$300 million in damages for expropriating his investment in that country.
The agro and agribusiness sectors have profited the most from the US-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) during the 10 years since it took effect.
Chile and the Dominican Republic expect to formally start negotiations towards a free trade agreement (FTA) in April this year, Chile's General Director of International Economic Relations, Andrés Rebolledo said.
