Business in Haiti. Haitian Economy

1. Introduction to the Republic of Haiti (Caribbean)
2. Haitian Economy
3. Haitian advantages
4. Doing Business in Port-au-Prince
5. Foreign Trade of Haiti
   1. Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) Act
6. Investment in Haiti
7. Business Opportunities in Haiti
   1. Apparel
   2. Agribusiness
   3. Tourism
   4. Transport and Logistics
   5. BPO and IT
8. Case Study:
   1. Apparel and textiles sector in Haiti
   2. Sûrtab (Android-based tablet)
9. Access to the Haitian Market
10. Business Plan for Haiti

The educational aims of the Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Haiti” are:

1. To analyze Haitian Economy, Logistics and Global Trade
2. To conduct research on business opportunities in Haiti
3. To explore the Haitian trade relations with the student's country
4. To learn about Haitian Trade Agreements
5. To examine the profile of Haitian companies
6. To develop a business plan for the Haitian Market

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Haiti” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Doctorate: World Trade.

Languages: or Haiti Haïti Haiti.

Doctorate and Masters in International Business for the Caribbean students (CARICOM).

Credits of the Subject “Doing Business in Haiti”: 1

Haitian Preferential Access and Trade Agreements with

1. Haiti and the Caribbean Economic Area
2. CARICOM
   1. Colombia-Haiti (CARICOM) Agreement
   2. Costa Rica-CARICOM (Haiti)
   3. CARICOM-Dominican Republic Agreement
   4. UK-CARIFORUM Free Trade and Economic Integration Agreement
3. The Caribbean Single Market Economy (CSME)
4. Association of Caribbean States
5. Latin American and Caribbean Economic System
6. The United States-Haiti
   1. Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) Act - United States
   2. The United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)
7. European Union-Haiti
   1. Beneficiary of Everything but Arms (EBA)
   2. CARIFORUM-EU Agreement
8. Caribbean Basin Initiative
   1. The United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)
9. Caribbean-Canada Trade Agreement
10. Caribbean Development Bank
11. Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP) - accession process
12. Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) - observer country

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
   2. Agreement on Sanitary Measures
   3. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
   4. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
   5. Agreement on Safeguards
   6. Trade Facilitation Agreement
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Kyoto Convention

American Trade and Economic Organizations. Haiti is a member of:

1. Organization of American States (OAS)
2. Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC)
3. Inter-American Development Bank
4. Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)

Global Organizations:

1. Commonwealth
2. United Nations
3. World Bank
4. World Trade Organization (WTO)
5. International Monetary Fund
6. World Customs Organization (WCO)

1. Population of Haiti: 10 million (65% under the age of 30, black 95%)
2. Haitian Capital: Port-au-Prince
3. 2010 earthquake
4. Official languages of Haiti: French and Creole (official)
5. Haitian Area: 27,750 km²
6. Haiti is the second-largest island the Caribbean
7. Haitian frontier: The Dominican Republic
8. Near countries: Cuba (77 kilometers), Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and the United States
9. Independence of Haiti from France: 1825
10. Abolition of Slavery in Haiti: (1804)

Religions in Haiti:

1. Catholicism (official) 55%
2. Protestants 28%
3. Voodoo (official) 2.1%

Haiti belongs to the Caribbean Economic Area.

Haitian Economy.

1. Post-earthquake Action Plan for National Recovery and Development of Haiti
2. Government support to the free trade zones, and industrial parks
3. Global Brands in Haiti: Heineken, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Marriot
4. Haiti is one of the most corrupt countries in the World

International Trade and Business in Haiti

Haitian Foreign Trade.

1. Top Haitian export sector: Apparel
2. Largest ports of Haiti: Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haïtien
3. Transit time Port-au-Prince to Port Everglades (Florida, US): three days
4. Main Haitian agribusiness exports: bananas, cocoa, coffee, mangos, and sisal