Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to promote trade between the UK and the countries of the Central American Integration System.

The Department for International Trade (DIT) has trade promotion officers working in Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.

Supported by DIT sector resources, they are focused on identifying high value opportunities for UK exporters in sectors including Financial Services, Mining, Railways and Water.

DIT commits resources to markets that hold the biggest potential for UK companies to export to, and to attract investment from. DIT is also exploring ways to work more proactively other countries that make up the Central American Integration System, specifically Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. This as part of DIT’s developing regional approach to Latin America, where today we have an established DIT presence in a total of 12 markets.