In today’s economic environment, countries around the world compete to attract investors and businesses which will contribute to the development of their economies and their workforce. An increasing number of them, including the Dominican Republic, have created free trade zones and other special economic zones offering a range of incentives to investors. These may include special tax or customs regimes, favorable foreign ownership rules and, in a few cases, entirely separate legal and regulatory regime and dispute resolution bodies.

In Guzmán Ariza, we have many years of experience advising governments on the establishment and regulation of free trade zones, and special economic zones and investors on the options available to them.