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A trade mission from the twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago is now in Dominica seeking to create opportunities for commerce between the two countries.<\/p>\n
The mission is led by Minister of Trade, Paula Gopee-Scoon, and is organized by the \u00a0Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers\u2019 Association (TTMA) with support from the Ministry of Trade.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe delegation will consist of 29 companies across the food and beverage, printing and packing, chemical and household, construction and services sectors. These companies will participate in organised business-to-business meetings in their respective markets,\u201d the ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The statement said participating companies include Advanced Commercial Equipment Ltd, Angostura Ltd, Aviaire Body Products, Blue Waters Ltd, BriCha Ltd, Cargo Consolidators Agency Ltd, DSB Marketing Ltd, Electrical Industries Group, Half Moon Vegan Ice Cream, Kennedy Agro Processing, New Wave Marketing Ltd, Novo Farms, Pepe\u2019s Marketing Ltd and Premier Label Company Ltd.<\/p>\n
The ministry hopes the mission will further penetrate the Dominican market.<\/p>\n
\u201cTrinidad and Tobago currently maintains a positive trade balance with Dominica, presenting a significant opportunity to boost exports. The trade mission will create avenues for these companies to further penetrate the Dominican market and provide the opportunity for them to gain useful market intelligence,\u201d the ministry’s statement said.<\/p>\n
Also, discussions will be held with ministerial counterparts and other officials in Dominica.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese discussions will seek to strengthen trade relations between Trinidad and Tobago and Dominica,” the statement said. “The discussions will also aid in advancing the export prospects for local companies.”<\/p>\n
Gopee-Scoon is expected to meet with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Business, Trade and Energy, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Blue and Green Economy, the Dominica Association of Industry and Commerce, and the Dominica Manufacturers Association.<\/p>\n
The mission arrived in Dominica on Sunday and is expected to remain till January 22.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A trade mission from the twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago is now in Dominica seeking to create opportunities for commerce between the two countries. The mission is led by Minister of Trade, Paula Gopee-Scoon, and is organized by the…","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":335527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,36,235,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-335526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-economy-development","category-homepage-carousel","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n