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- posted by Marina Vatav - 1,218 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
On September 27, 2012, the World Bank Board of Directors endorsed a new two-year strategy for Haiti. It's 2013/2014 strategy includes to:
- Reduce the vulnerability of Haiti’s population to natural disasters- Provide cholera prevention education for over 1.5 million people and over 60...
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- posted by Marina Vatav - 1,445 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
Following the state of emergency declaration for the energy sector issued by the President on August 15, the Haitian Government organized the first major International Symposium on Electricity that took place on September 20th in Port-au-Prince.
Following the state of emergency declaration ...
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- posted by Marina Vatav - 1,593 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced the approval of a $50 million grant to Haiti for the second phase of construction of the Caracol Industrial Park, a modern manufacturing facility that is being built in the North of the country.
The new grant includes funds for additional ...
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- posted by Marina Vatav - 1,675 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, Sarona Asset Management (private firm based in Canada)and the Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) joined the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in making investments in the Alternative Insurance Company (AIC). The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund and Sarona/MEDA a...
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- posted by Marina Vatav - 1,457 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
On September 13, 2012, Haitian Minister of Tourism Stephanie Villedrouin and her Ecuadorian counterpart, Freddy Ehlers, signed an agreement of cooperation at the Second International Congress on Ethics in Tourism in Quito, Ecuador.
The two ministers agreed to cooperate in management and pro...
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- posted by Marina Vatav - 1,313 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
Haiti Investment Forum to take place in Washington, DC
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Americas is organizing the Haiti Investment Forum to take place on Thursday, September 13, 2012, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m., at CSIS's office in Washington, DC.
Invited speakers ...
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- posted by Marina Vatav - 1,656 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
Haiti's President Michel Martelly created the Presidential Commission for the Reform of Business Law on Friday, September 8th. The main mission of the three-member commission composed of Mr. Bernard Gousse, Jean-Frédéric Sales, and Nathalie Alcindor is to come up with recommendations f...
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- posted by Marina Vatav - 1,571 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
Twenty Canadian organizations primarily from the infrastructure and agri-food sectors participated in a trade mission to Dominican Republic and Haiti last week. The purpose of this mission was to match Canadian capabilities with opportunities in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
The mission...
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- posted by Marina Vatav - 4,718 views - 0 comments - 1 like
Danilo Medina, the new Dominican president who was sworn into office on August 16th, announced that he is working on a proposal to sign a Free Trade Agreement between Dominican Republic and Haiti. Medina stated that, without a doubt it would bring many benefits to businesses and workers of both coun...
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- posted by Marina Vatav - 1,272 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
Knowledge becomes liquid. People from all over the world can take classes from the best universities for free through the Coursera platform. The secret is that it's all online.
Nineteen Universities, including Duke University, John Hopkins University, Princeton University, Stanford Universi...
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