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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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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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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...
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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Haitian cultural institutions selected by the IDB as partners for the 2012 Cultural Development Program are Compagnie NIFE - Visual Arts and Theatre Company and Fondation Festival Film Jakmel Ciné Institute.   IDB will support technically and financially Compagnie NIFE's Socio-cultur...
Nestlé, the world’s biggest coffee buyer, in partnership with IDB’s MIF, France’s AFD, Colombia’s National Coffee Federation, and Haiti’s National Coffee Institute will join together in a project to improve the incomes and economic opportunities for 10,000 small-...
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Leopard Capital has launched its Leopard Haiti Fund, focused exclusively on investing in Haiti-based businesses.   The Fund seeks to raise USD 40 to 75 million to invest in businesses with the potential to provide positive economic and social impact. $20 million of the t...