The Italian Legacy in the Dominican Republic

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activities, which have advanced the image of a revitalized Italy, Italian imports of high-end wine increased

by 20% from 2018 to 2019.

The Chamber of Commerce is composed of Chairman Celso Marranzini (CEO of Multiquímica Domini-

cana

(Chapter 37); Deputy Chairman Felipe Vicini

(Chapters 1, 15, 16, and 36); Second Deputy Chairman

Frank Rainieri

(Chapters 18 and 40); Third Deputy Chairman Miguel Barletta (Chapter 17);

Secretary An-

gelo Viro (President of CERARTE) (Chapter 37);

and Board Members Guillermo Rodríguez Vicini (Chapter

43),

Diego Fernández (Commercial Director of Costa Farms RD); Manuel A. Pellerano (Vice President of

the Diario Libre Group) (Chapters 37 and 41);

Juan Antonio Bisonó (President of Constructora Bisonó);

Carlos Ros (President of Ros Seguros y Consultoría); Roberto Herrera (Director of the Caribbean Area and

Country Manager and Chief of InterEnergy Holdings, Dominican Republic); Jeanne Marion Landais (Inter-

nal Management Division Manager of Banco Popular); Giuseppe Bonarelli (CEO of El Catador) (Chapter

45);

Salvador Figueroa (Vice President of Institutional Relations of MARDOM); and Massimiliano Wax

(Vice President of Strategy and Business Development of Rizek Cacao) (Chapter 37),

bringing together the

most important businessmen in the country who, for the first time, have decided to support the creation of

deeper economic relations with Italy.

In October 2019, at the inauguration of the Board of Directors of the Dominican-Italian Chamber of

Commerce in its new offices, Minister of Foreign Affairs Miguel Vargas underscored “the importance of the

Italian Republic for the geo-commercial policy of the Dominican Republic” on the belief that Italy can offer

a gateway to Europe, aside from being one of the most attractive markets for Dominican businessmen. At

the same event, Minister Vargas highlighted a key point I had made in my speech: “the importance of the

development of commercial and tourist relations between Italy and the Dominican Republic.”

Monument of the

Italian Immigrant,

located at the

beginning of the Italy

Avenue in Santo

Domingo.