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Dieudonné JOACHIM, Le Nouvelliste, August 5, 2009
The holding in Port-au-Prince, from 21-24 October 2009, of the X Business Forum of the Greater Caribbean is an opportunity to sell Haiti under his best day at all levels, according to the statements of Dr. Reginald Boulos , co-Chair of the Organising Committee of the X Business, Forum y all the actors involved in your organization as a window for Haiti.
« This forum represents a window of opportunity for us to make known to entrepreneurs, potential investors and even all visitors the possibilities offered by the HOPE Law that grants privileged access for products made in Haiti to the American market », indicated Dr. Reginald Boulos, also Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and industry of Haiti (CCIH). In his view, one of the major problems of Haiti has been its image abroad, a consequence of 20 years of political instability in spite of improvements of the reassuring climate of the country since 2006.
«In signing the Memorandum of understanding on 9 June 2009 with the Secretary-General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), we bring the proof of the strong will of the Government to use the spaces provided by regional cooperation for the benefit of the Haitian private sector with the intent to meet the conditions to generate able to reactivate turnover national production and thus help create wealth, jobs and "improving the lives of populations » , stated the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Marie-Jose Georges Garnier.
According to it, these three days are to allow promote trade, investment, e1 exchange of knowledge and the business between entrepreneurs, business people opportunities of the region with the entire world.
According to the Minister Trade and industry, it is necessary to highlight the results of the 2006 security efforts and priorities of the Government in creation of jobs, the Forum presents a great interest for Haiti, that will take from this rostrum to reveal which is a country that offers a window of opportunity for economic development, the democracy and lasting stability.
Luc Espéca , Commissioner-General for the Organisation of the Forum highlighted for his part, that it is important to build spaces of cooperation and complementarity in spite of the fact that countries are in competition for the conquest of promising markets.
Haiti became officially on 9 June the host country of the tenth edition of the Business Forum of the Greater Caribbean, after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Minister of Commerce and industry, Marie Josée Georges Garnier and Secretary General of the ACS, Ambassador Luis Fernando Andrade Falla. The Organising Committee is made up of members from both the private and public sectors.