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Caribbean Export and EPA Implementation in the Caribbean Services Sector EXPORT DEVELOPMENT & PROMOTION

DOMINICANA MODA

Caribbean Export also facilitates the showcasing of designers at Dominicana Moda (DM), the Dominican Republic’s fashion week of activities, which started in 2006. In addition to the runway showcase, the designers also conduct site visits to manufacturing units in the Dominican Republic and Haiti with the aim of creating business linkages and vertical integration between regional designers and Dominican and Haitian manufacturers. Caribbean Export’s support of Dominicana Moda provides an opportunity for emerging and established fashion designers in

the Caribbean to expose their vision on the global stage, thus positioning the region as an international go-to location for fashion design and ingenuity. It is also the ideal occassion to engage the finance community by showcasing businesses with growth potential Dominicana Moda is further a viable conduit for CARICOM firms to enter the Dominican Republic market, under the regional preference clause of the EPA. To date under the 10th EDF, 16 designers from across the region have participated in the event (Figure 12) .

Figure 12: Firms Participating in Dominicana Moda by Country

Antigua & Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Dominican Republic Haiti Jamaica St. Vincent & the Grenadines Trinidad & Tobago

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