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Here is a picture of Mme Jessy C. PETIT-FRÈRE, the new Minister of commerce and Industry in Haiti

On the same day, Mme. Jessy C. Petit-Frère, has been appointed as the Minister of Trade and Industry and Industry and Minister of Haitians Living Abroad. Mme. Jessy has said, the private business sector in the country is in big trouble. The State should understand their problems, because it is the engine of development and the essence of the country's growth. The terms of bank finance should be easier and more accessible to them. The legislation and regulatory measures of the country should meet the current practical needs. She joined her office on March 29, 2016, replacing the outgoing Minister, Mr. Jude Hervey Day.

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Here is a picture of Yves Romain Bastien, Minister of Economy and Finance.

Yves Romain Bastien will be in charge of two ministries. He will serve as the Minister of Economy and Finance and Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development (temporarily). Under Martelly administration, he had served as the Coordinator of the Public Enterprise Modernization Council (CMEP). During the presidency of Rene Préval, Romain Bastien assisted the president in the sale of public enterprises to the representatives of the Bourdon Group.

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Here is a picture of a Haitian woman involved in the commerce. Due to her limited capacity, she is obligated to find a place in the streets of Port-au-Prince to see if she can make enough to feed her family.

These businesses usually do not find any support from the Haitian government. Access to loan is almost non existant to those business people.

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Industry and Commerce minister of the Dominican Republic, Jose del Castillo, tells Haitian authorities, we have got to talk.

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Presidential palace of President Villbrum Guilluiame Sam who was assassinated

At the beginning of the 20th century, United States became increasingly concerned with the level of German activity and influence in Haiti. German businesses in Haiti dominated commerce in the entire area.

German nationals controlled over 80 percent of Haiti international commerce. They owned utilities in Cap Haitien and Port-au-Prince, wharf, railroad serving the Plain of the Cul-de-Sac. To get around Haitian law that forbid foreigners from owning land in Haiti, German men were increasingly marrying Haitian women and open businesses.

Although the sphere of U.S influence in the Caribbean started in 1898, in 1915, during the First World War, the U.S President Woodrow Wilson feared that Germany could invade Haiti and establish a military base near the Panama Canal that was built with huge U.S investment. The U.S President had right reasons to worry because then there were many Germans settlers living in Haiti who had financed the rampaging cacos with loans which were almost impossible to be repaid and they were at the mercy of the Germans to invade and restore order.

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Here is a picture of the president of Chamber of Commerce and industry in haiti, Mr. R ginald Boulos.

He was one of the people who fought not to raise the minimum salary in Haiti. Doctor R ginald Boulos who represents the private sector in Haiti does not want to adjust the minimum salary. He agues that this current salary helps to create jobs in Haiti

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You are looking at a picture of the president of Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Haiti, Mr. Hervé Denis, sometime spelled Herve Denis. Mr Denis was participating in the 2nd Annual Business forum in Quebec, Canada on November 17 and 18, 2011. Chambre de Commercre et des Industries d'Haiti (CCIH)

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