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Long lines, spaces overcrowded with storage boxes, slow service, costly transactions and paper work that somehow endlessly seems to get lost…these are just some of the many problems currently faced when trying to access a public service. We have all ...

The Directorate General for Foreign Trade (DGFT), a department of the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Commerce, hosted a World Trade Organization (WTO) Advanced Trade Negotiations Simulation Skills Training from August 5th-9th, 2019 in Belize City....

Teaching Tech in Belize --- What it Taught me An Article By: Training Facilitator, Esther Deutsch,  Operations Manager at RCS Professional Services Tech can take you in many different directions, but who knew it would give me the opportunity ...

Following Cabinet’s approval of Belize’s first National Trade Policy (NTP) in November 2018, the Directorate General for Foreign Trade (DGFT) in the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Commerce officially launched the National Trade Policy on February ...

The public procurement of goods, services and works is a standard function of government which now constitutes a substantial share of international trade. Most countries now have vested interests in achieving "value for money" in the use of public fu...

In 2017, the Government of Belize, through the Directorate General for Foreign Trade (DGFT) embarked on creating a coherent and effective Trade Policy, following the development and approval of the National Trade Policy Framework (2016). The Trade Po...

Proximity and market size have traditionally made the United States an attractive destination for Caribbean exports. Belize is no exception to this rule, as documented trade with the USA dates back to the late 1800’s (Chicle, Mahogany and Bananas). W...