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- posted by Marina Vatav - 1,500 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
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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- posted by Marina Vatav - 1,430 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
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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- posted by Marina Vatav - 1,369 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
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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- posted by Marina Vatav - 1,163 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
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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- posted by Marina Vatav - 3,635 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
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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- posted by Marina Vatav - 1,519 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
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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The Center for Facilitation of Investment (CFI) has published new brochures describing Haiti's advantages for investors in the Manufacturing and Tourism industries.
In the Manufacturing sector, CFI presents some data on the cost of labor, electricity, and construction in Haiti.
Acc...
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- posted by Marina Vatav - 8,288 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
The Doing Business 2014 study by the World Bank released this week has published among other things the procedures it takes to start a business in 189 studied economies.Haiti ranked 187th in the world for ease of business start-up. It takes 12 procedures, 97 days and it costs 264% of income per capi...
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- posted by Marina Vatav - 1,242 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
Haiti retains the 177th position out of 189 studied economies in the “Doing Business 2014” report elaborated by the World Bank. Best in the region by position are: Puerto Rico (US) - 40th; Mexico - 53rd; Jamaica - 94th; Guyana - 115th, and Dominican Republic - 117th.
Haiti lost ...
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