e-Course: Doing Business in Haiti

Syllabus of the Online Course (Subject): Foreign Trade and Business in Haiti - Port-au-Prince.

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

The objectives of the Online Course / Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in the Republic of Haiti” are the following:

1. To analyse the Haitian economy and foreign trade
2. To evaluate business opportunities in the Republic of Haiti
3. To explore Haitian trade relations with the student's country
4. To know Haitian Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
5. To examine the profile of Haitian Companies
6. To develop a business plan for the Haitian Market

Example of the Online Course - Doing Business in Haiti

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Description of the Online Course: Foreign Trade and Business in Haiti

The Republic of Haiti

Haiti was the first black Republic and the second to become independent.

1. Population of Haiti: 10 million (65% under the age of 30, black 95%)
2. Capital: Port-au-Prince
3. 2010 earthquake
4. Official languages of Haiti: French and Creole (official)
5. Area: 27,750 square kilometres
6. Haiti is the second-largest island the Caribbean
7. Haitian frontier: The Dominican Republic
8. Near countries: Cuba (77 kilometres), Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and the United States
9. Independence from France: 1825
10. Abolition of Slavery in Haiti: (1804)
11. African Diaspora in Haiti: 10.2 million people (95% of the Haitian population)
12. Toussaint Louverture

Religions:

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

Haiti belongs to the Caribbean Economic Area of the Christian Civilisation

Haitian Economy.

1. Post-earthquake Action Plan for National Recovery and Development of Haiti
2. 80% of the population living under the poverty line
3. Economic recovery since 2011
4. Haitian GDP growth: 3.6%
5. Top Haitian economic sectors: tourism (1 million tourist/year), apparel industry (36,000 workers, 10% of GDP), agribusiness, electronics manufacturing (Android-based tablets), free zones, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), and information technology (IT) Industry
6. The Government support to free trade zones, and industrial parks
7. Global brands in Haiti: Heineken, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Marriot
8. One of the most corrupt countries

Haitian Foreign Trade.

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

Haiti has Preferential Access and Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with

1. Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) Act - the United States
2. Beneficiary of Everything but Arms (EBA) - European Union-
3. CARICOM
4. Colombia-Haiti (CARICOM) Agreement (FTA)
5. Agreement Costa Rica-Caribbean Community (Haiti)
6. CARIFORUM-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement (EU)
7. Caribbean-Canada Trade Agreement (CARIBCAN)
8. CARICOM-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
9. Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI)
10. United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)
11. Caribbean Single Market Economy (CSME)
12. Association of Caribbean States (Haiti)
13. Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
14. Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)

Colombia-Haiti FTA (CARICOM):

Haiti is a member of:

1. Organisation of American States (OAS)
2. Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC)
3. Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
4. Latin American and the Caribbean Economic System (SELA
5. Caribbean Development Bank
6. Commonwealth
7. World Trade Organisation (WTO)
8. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
9. World Bank (WB)
10. World Customs Organisation
11. United Nations

The Agreement European Union-CARICOM (Haiti)

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