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Located 30 km from Port-au-Prince, in an area where the flow of electricity is intermittent, the University Hospital in Mirebalais is one of the world's largest solar powered hospital. The new 200,000-square-foot hospital holds on its roof 1,800 solar panels that in sunny days are able to produce mo...
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The World Bank has approved a $20 million grant for the "Business Development and Investment Project" that aims to foster economy-wide business environment reforms, in order to spur local and foreign private investment and job creation in light manufacturing, apparel, tourism and agribusiness, among...
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Haiti Reconstruction Fund and The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will fund a $3 million technical cooperation project to help the government of Haiti test different renewable energy solutions with the goal of expanding rural electrification.
Haiti has the lowest level of electrificat...
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Columbia, Maryland USA, 18 May 2013 – Haiti Business Week (HBW) launches the Haiti Is Bright campaign on May 18th 2013, which coincides with the Haitian National Flag Day. To commemorate this historical event, HBW decided to return to the spirit that founded May 18th into a national celeb...
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The Ministry of Tourism has redesigned its old website www.tourisme.gouv.ht, and is using it now to post information about the Ministry, its projects, and legal information.
It also launched a brand new website, www.haititourisme.gouv.ht, to promote Haiti as a tourism destination. The ...
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On May 6th, President Martelly inaugurated the Institut de Formation Hôtelière et Touristique (IFORHT), the first tourism school outside of the capital city.
Through this school, located in Les Cayes, the Government aims to give people from the region an opportunity to train an...
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More than 30 companies from across Haiti’s private sector shared knowledge and best practices at the Corporate Governance Conference held on May 7th in Port-au-Prince.
Hosted by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, the conference aimed at helping Haitian firms and family owned busin...
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Remittances sent to Haiti last year decreased by 3.4% compared to 2011, according to the "Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2012" study released by the IDB.
In 2012, the Diaspora sent $1.99 billion to Haiti, which represented 25% of the country's GDP, by far the highest rate...
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Hotel facilities are growing in Haiti. This year Haiti reported the largest expected room supply growth in the region, +58.2%, if all 560 rooms in the country’s total active pipeline open, according to SRT.
Despite the yearly growth, Haiti has only about 2,500 hotel rooms, compared to the D...
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Haiti's economy is projected to grow 6.5% in 2013 - the highest growth projection in the Caribbean according to the latest World Economic Outlook report released by the International Monetary Fund. The report predicts continues growth by 6.3% in 2014 and 5.4% in 2015.
Last year, Haiti's econ...
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