Relationship dossier
Dominican Republic
Italy
Relationship assessment
Investment agreement anchors cooperative Dominican Republic–Italy ties
Dominican Republic toward Italy
+20The Dominican Republic has joined Italy in a bilateral agreement to promote and protect investments, creating a framework for economic relations.
Italy toward Dominican Republic
+20Italy has joined the Dominican Republic in a bilateral agreement to promote and protect investments, creating a framework for economic relations.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a cooperative economic foundation through a bilateral investment agreement. The extent of broader and sustained government cooperation is less clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
The Dominican Republic and Italy have a cooperative relationship that includes a bilateral agreement to promote and protect investments. The agreement provides a concrete framework for economic ties, but the breadth and implementation of other government-to-government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
The Dominican Republic and Italy concluded a bilateral agreement to promote and protect investments.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral investment agreement are unclear.
- Details of current cooperation beyond investment protection are limited.