Syllabus of the Subject: Foreign Trade and Business in Haiti - Port-au-Prince.
Introduction to the Republic of Haiti (Caribbean)Toussaint Louverture .
Haitian Economy;
Haitian advantages;
Doing Business in Port-au-Prince;
Foreign Trade of HaitiHemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) Act.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Haiti;
Business Opportunities in HaitiApparel;
Agribusiness;
Tourism;
BPO and IT.
Case Study:
Apparel and textiles sector in Haiti;
Sûrtab (Android-based tablet).
Access to the Haitian Market;
Business Plan for Haiti.
Objectives
The objectives of the subject “Foreign Trade and Business in the Republic of Haiti” are the following:
To analyze Haitian Economy and International Trade;
To know the business opportunities in the Republic of Haiti;
To explore the Haitian trade relations with the country of the student;
To know the Haitian Free Trade Agreements (FTAs);
To examine the profile of Haitian Companies;
To develop a business plan for the Haitian Market.
Foreign Trade and Business in Haiti
Related Education
Doctorate and Masters in International Business for the
Caribbean students (CARICOM) .
Foreign Trade and Business in Haiti
Haiti was the first black Republic and the second to become independent.
Preferential Access
Trade Facilitation
Organizations
American Trade and Economic Organizations . Haiti is a member of:
Organization of American States (OAS );
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC );
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB );
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC ).
Global Organizations :
Commonwealth;
United Nations (UN )
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD );
International Trade Centre (INTRACEN );
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO ).
World Bank (WB );
World Trade Organization (WTO );
International Monetary Fund (IMF );
World Customs Organization (WCO).
Haiti
The Republic of Haiti
Population of Haiti: 10 million (65% under the age of 30, black 95%);
Haitian Capital: Port-au-Prince;
2010 earthquake;
Official languages of Haiti: French and Creole (official);
Haitian Area: 27,750 square kilometers;
Haiti is the second-largest island the Caribbean;
Haitian frontier: The Dominican Republic ;
Near countries:
Cuba (77 kilometers), Puerto Rico , Jamaica, and the United States;
Independence of Haiti from France: 1825;
Abolition of Slavery in Haiti: (1804);
African Diaspora in Haiti: 10.2 million people (95% of the Haitian population).
Religions in Haiti:
Catholicism (official) 55%;
Protestants 28%;
Voodoo (official) 2.1%.
Haiti belongs to the Caribbean Economic Area of the Western Civilization .
Economy
Haitian Economy .
Post-earthquake Action Plan for National Recovery and Development of Haiti;
80% of the Haitian population is living under the poverty line;
Economic recovery since 2011 ;
Haitian GDP growth: 3.6%;
Top Haitian economic sectors: tourism (1 million tourist/year), apparel industry (36,000 workers, 10% of the GDP), agribusiness, electronics manufacturing (Android-based tablets), free zones, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), and information technology (IT) Industry;
Government support to the free trade zones, and industrial parks;
Global brands in Haiti: Heineken, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Marriot;
Haiti is one of the most corrupt countries in the World .
Foreign Trade
Haitian Foreign Trade .
Top Haitian export sector: Apparel;
Largest ports of Haiti: Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haïtien;
Transit time Port-au-Prince to Port Everglades (Florida, US):
three days;
Main Haitian agribusiness exports: bananas, cocoa, coffee, mangos, and sisal.
Colombia-Haiti (CARICOM) Trade Agreement:
(c) EENI
(c) EENI Global Business School (1995-2023)
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