What ProDominicana does

ProDominicana (legal name: Centro de Exportación e Inversión de la República Dominicana, CEI-RD) is the official Dominican Republic government agency responsible for promoting exports and attracting foreign direct investment. It was created on June 17, 2003, by Law No. 98-03 as an autonomous and decentralized public institution headquartered in Santo Domingo at Av. 27 de Febrero esq. Av. Gregorio Luperón, Plaza de la Bandera. The agency serves two primary customer segments: Dominican exporters and potential exporters, and both foreign and domestic investors, with a secondary focus on women entrepreneurs via the SheTrades initiative. It operates from 251 to 500 employees under the executive leadership of Angelina Biviana Riveiro Disla.

The agency's core technology is a digital ecosystem of four interconnected platforms: ProInteligencia (market intelligence), Capacita (virtual training on international trade and certification), Connect (business networking with international buyers), and VUI — Ventanilla Única de Inversión — a Single Investment Window that channels permits, licenses, and certifications through a single government point of contact. Complementary offerings include the SheTrades women-empowerment program (in partnership with the International Trade Centre) and ProDominicana TV, a monthly program broadcast on Canal 4RD. The agency also delivers in-person services through international trade fair participation, business rounds with international buyers, productive linkage agendas, and high-profile events such as the Americas Investment Forum 2026 co-organized with WAIPA.

ProDominicana's business model is government-funded: as a public institution, all export and investment facilitation services are provided free of charge to users, with operating costs covered by the Dominican Republic national budget. Revenue is therefore tied to government appropriations rather than commercial pricing, and there is no equity ownership, venture funding, or shareholder structure. In 2025 the agency facilitated record outcomes for the country — US$5,032.3 million in FDI (+11.3% YoY) and US$15,930.6 million in merchandise exports (+14.4% YoY) — across 160 export destinations and 3,000+ export products, supported by AENOR and IQNET/ISO 9001 certifications and access to DR-CAFTA and EU-CARIFORO trade agreements.

Name

ProDominicana

Legal name

Centro de Exportación e Inversión de la República Dominicana

Website

https://prodominicana.gob.do

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

ProDominicana is the Dominican Republic's official export and investment promotion agency, created by Law No. 98-03 in 2003. It provides free facilitation services to Dominican exporters, potential exporters, and foreign investors through a digital ecosystem of intelligence, training, networking, and single-window permit platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Export and Investment Promotion Services

NAICS

Administration of Economic Programs (9261), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Investment Promotion & FDI Facilitation (BPADAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Export Promotion & Market Access Support (BPADAMAC)

Keywords

• Export promotion services
• Investment facilitation
• Trade facilitation
• Market intelligence
• Export training

Headquarters

HQ city

Santo Domingo

HQ country

Dominican Republic

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a public autonomous and decentralized institution created by Law No. 98-03, ProDominicana is funded by the Dominican government budget. Services to exporters and investors are provided free of charge.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ProDominicana is the official government export and investment promotion agency of the Dominican Republic. It provides free facilitation services to exporters and foreign investors, including business advice, opportunity identification, international fair participation, business matching with international buyers, market intelligence, training, networking, and streamlined access to permits, licenses, and certifications through its digital ecosystem (ProInteligencia, Capacita, Connect, VUI) and the Americas Investment Forum.

Product overview

ProDominicana (Centro de Exportación e Inversión de la República Dominicana) is a public, autonomous, and decentralized government institution created to promote and facilitate the export of Dominican goods and services and attract foreign direct investment. Its digital ecosystem consists of four interconnected platforms: Prointeligencia provides market intelligence and data analytics; Capacita delivers virtual training on international trade; Connect facilitates business networking with international buyers; and VUI (Ventanilla Única de Inversión) serves as a single-window portal streamlining investment procedures. Additional offerings include SheTrades (a women empowerment initiative) and ProDominicana TV (a television program).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ProInteligencia Market intelligence digital tool providing data and analytics for investors and exporters exploring opportunities in the Dominican Republic.
• Capacita Virtual training platform offering courses on international trade, export procedures, certification requirements, and market intelligence for Dominican businesses.
• Connect Business networking platform connecting Dominican exporters with international buyers and partners.
• VUI (Ventanilla Única de Inversión) Single-window investment portal streamlining administrative procedures, permits, and certifications for foreign investors in the Dominican Republic.
• SheTrades Dominican Republic Women empowerment initiative in partnership with the International Trade Centre (ITC), providing e-commerce training, technical assistance, and networking for women-led businesses seeking international market access.
• ProDominicana TV Television program broadcast on Canal 4RD, promoting Dominican producers, exporters, and investment opportunities to national and international audiences.

Quantifiable outcome

• US$5,032.3 million in FDI attracted in 2025 (+11.3% YoY)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• International Trade Centre (ITC) - SheTradescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSheTrades is an initiative of the International Trade Centre that aims to empower women-led businesses to sell products online and access national and international markets through virtual training resources, ongoing support, and access to an entrepreneur community for networking and experience sharing. The ecomConnect program complements this initiative for e-commerce expansion.
• WAIPA (World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerProDominicana co-organizes the Americas Investment Forum 2026 with WAIPA, affiliated with the World Investment Conference (WIC). This event brings together global leaders, investors, and decision-makers to drive the future of the region and position it as a key destination for business expansion and sustainable growth.
• Ventanilla Única de Inversión (VUI)coreOthersThe Single Investment Window (VUI) is a government tool created to assist investors in high-impact projects by channeling permits, licenses, and certifications through a single point, generating time savings, cost efficiency, transparency, and agility throughout the process.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ProColombia: National investment and export promotion agency of Colombia with comparable mandate of attracting FDI and promoting non-traditional exports. Directly comparable in scope (single-country IPA with export + investment focus), services mix (investor facilitation, market intelligence, training), and Latin American regional context.
• CINDE (Costa Rica): Costa Rica's leading investment promotion agency focused on attracting FDI in high-value services and advanced manufacturing. A direct Caribbean/Central American peer competing with the DR for nearshoring investment, with similar free-services model and single-window investor support.
• JAMPRO (Jamaica): Jamaica's national investment and export promotion agency. Direct Caribbean peer with overlapping services — investor facilitation, export development, market intelligence — and similar focus on attracting FDI to a single small-jurisdiction economy.
• ProEcuador: Ecuador's national export and investment promotion agency under the federal government. Direct peer in Latin America providing free trade promotion, investment attraction, and capacity-building services with a comparable government-institution structure and statutory mandate.
• PromPeru (Commission for the Promotion of Peru): Peru's national export and tourism promotion agency. Closely comparable in mandate (export promotion + market intelligence + exporter training) and Latin American government-institution structure; uses similar pavilion/fair participation and trade facilitation tactics.
• InvestChile: Chile's national investment promotion agency under the Ministry of Economy. Direct regional peer focused on attracting FDI into a single country, with similar one-stop-shop investor services and free consulting model.
• Panama ProInversion (Invest Panama): Panama's investment promotion agency. Direct regional competitor to ProDominicana for FDI in Central America/Caribbean, leveraging Panama's logistics and financial hub positioning with comparable single-window investor facilitation.
• ProNicaragua: Nicaragua's national investment and export promotion agency. A Central American regional peer with the same single-country IPA model, free-services structure, and focus on export diversification and FDI attraction.

Others

• WAIPA (World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies): Global industry association of national investment promotion agencies. Not a competitor but the direct partner organization with which ProDominicana co-organizes the Americas Investment Forum 2026 and through which it accesses the World Investment Conference network.
• International Trade Centre (ITC): UN-joint agency that supports SME internationalization in developing economies, including through the SheTrades initiative. Direct partner to ProDominicana for women-entrepreneur programs and an enabling ecosystem organization rather than a competing IPA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/prodominicana
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ProDominicana
• Facebookfacebook.com/Prodominicana
• Instagraminstagram.com/prodominicana

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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