Malta.- The president ofthe Roundtable of Commonwealth Countries in the Dominican Republic on Thursday saidthe Commonwealth countries are currently Dominican Republic´s major foreigninvestors.
Fernando Gonzalez Nicolassaid the investments are in the mining and beverage sectors, free zones,banking industry and cinema production among others.
Speaking in theBusiness Forum at the Commonwealth Summit of Heads of State taking place in Valletta,Malta, Gonzalez urged more companies to consider Dominican Republic to invest anddo business. “The private sector works closely with the Dominican Government toencourage and guarantee foreign investment.”
Gonzalez participatedin the panel on opportunities available im the Caribbean Region.
The prime minister of Barbados, Freundel Stuart, of Trinidad and Tobago,Keith Rowley, of Bahamas, Perry Christie, and Timothy Harris of St. Kitts alsotook part in the panel.