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Washington, DC – Pamela White, the U.S. Ambassador to Haiti will address the participants of the HRA 2014 Business Investment Expo & Conference on Friday, January 17, 2014. The two day event is set for January 17-18 at the Karibe Convention Center in Petionville, Haiti. The much-anticipated ev...
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During the 2012-2013 fiscal year the Center for Facilitation of Investment (CFI) has supported and supervised 48 private investment projects worth 698 million dollars (US), of which 473 million came from domestic investors and 225 million from foreign investors, stated Georges Andy René ...
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Washington DC, December 10, 2013 – Members of the Haitian Diaspora have returned from Haiti after three productive days of high-level talks with President Michel Martelly, his staff, and cabinet members, announced the Global Haitian Diaspora Federation.
The purpose of the meetings was...
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Washington, DC – To connect potential investors directly with Haiti’s private sector, the Haiti Renewal Alliance’s 5th Business Investment Expo & Conference will expand to Port au Prince, in addition to the annual gathering in Washington, DC next year.
“The Haiti Ren...
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On December 5th, JetBlue launched three direct daily flights: one flight from New York's JFK airport, and two daily flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and back.
In addition to JetBlue's nonstop ...
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Haiti's Gross Domestic Product grew by 4% in 2013 according to preliminary data announced by the International Monetary Fund on November 25th, after its visit to Port-au-Prince to conduct discussions for the seventh review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement.
The IMF missio...
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Haiti ranked 163rd out of 177 studied countries in the corruption perception index for 2013 by Transparency International. However, it improved by two positions comparing to last year when it occupied 165th place.
Dominican Republic ranked 123rd this year. The countries that ranked best in ...
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Haiti will improve the efficiency and safety of its road transportation system and advance regional integration with a $50 million grant from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) with a disbursement period of five years.
The objective of the program is to make road transport in Haiti m...
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More than 250 professionals attended the 2nd annual conference on Haitian Diaspora Engagement and Innovation held at Columbia University on November 1-2, 2013, and came up with possible solutions for the development of Haiti.
The two-day conference themed, “3Ms: Models, Methods, and Mechani...
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In 2014 the Haiti Renewal Alliance expands its 5th Business Investment Expo & Conference to Port-au-Prince, in addition to the annual gathering in Washington, DC.
The two events will take place on January 17-18, 2014, at Karibe Hotel & Convention Center, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; and Jun...
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