Dominican Republic–Italy relations
Dominican Republic-Italy relations are the bilateral relations between The Dominican Republic and the Italian Republic. The Dominican Republic has an embassy in Rome[1] and Italy has an embassy in Santo Domingo.[2]
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History
editOn October 3, 2019, the Italian - Dominican Chamber of Commerce organized a meeting to discuss developing commercial and tourist relations between Italy and the DR. Italian Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Andrea Canepari, hosted the meeting with several DR trade ministers present.[3]
Trade
editOver $US 400 million worth of products, goods and services is traded between the DR and Italy. The Italian Dominican Chamber of Commerce was organized to bolster trade relationships between both nations, particularly in exports and tourism.[4] In 2019, Italy exported US$338 million to Dominican Republic, with the largest export being jewelry. The DR in the same year exported US$64 million to Italy, the largest export being Ferroalloys.
Immigration
editDominicans in Italy started immigrating to Italy in the 1990s. By 2014, over 28,000 Dominicans lived in Italy, with the most common cities being La Spezia, Rome and Milan.[5] In 2018, there were over 60,000 Dominicans in Italy, of which half had citizenship and nearly 300,000 people in the DR of Italian descent. Many Italian descended Dominicans have Italian passports.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Rome, Italy". embassypages.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Embassy of Italy in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic". Embassypages.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Conference Aims to Bolster Italy Dominican Rep Tourist, Trade Ties". dominicantoday.com. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Italy Dominican Republic Trade as US400m growth in the offing". dominicantoday. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Comuni Italiani". Comuni (in Italian). 11 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Ramiro Espino: Dominican Republic and Italy brought together by migrants and investments". investorvisa.it. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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