economy

Marie Carmelle Jean Marie, the former Finance Minister of Haiti as accepted to be the Advisor for Economic and Financial Affairs for the Haitian Presidency. Both President Michel Martelly and First Lady Sophia had long discussions with Jean Marie before the Iron Lady eventually agreed to take up the position which shows that her previous resignation was primarily because of Laurent Lamothe and not Michel Martelly.

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One single act that has affected the living condition of the Haitian peasant for a log time is the nationwide slaughter of Creole pigs. This is to date considered one of the government's single most devastating moves.

This took place in the 1980's in Haiti and the Haitian peasants have not recovered since. This was based on fear of the American government of a swine flu outbreak that was happening in the the Dominican Republic. This problem was made worst with the import of a different type of pig to Haiti to replace the Creole pig. However, this new breeds could not adapt to the Haitian environment and became more expensive to maintain

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Here is a picture of Haiti Bank National de Credit. The Haitian banking system has a lot of issues that it has been dealing with. Due to the lack of a stable and trustworthiness of the banking system in Haity, it has prevented the Haitian economic from a real development.

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This is the picture of the area in Haiti that will become part of economic engine of the country.

Ganthier is the target for the next Industrial Park in Haiti. This new industrial park will be located Outside of the Haitian Capital, Port-au-Prince and will be able to provide employment to many who are currently unemployed in the region

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President Joseph Michel Martelly participated in the Inauguration of the new marche in carrefour-Feuilles in Port-au-Prince.
Marche Savane Pistache is located in the center of Port-au-prince and has been built to deal with the ungoing problem of Jobs in Haiti.

March Savane Pistache will be able to house over three hundren Haitian merchants and provide services to close to 25,000 people in the area

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This is a picture taken of Labadee in Haiti. The potential for tourist activities and its capacity to bring much needed income to haiti is huge. Haiti has a gorgeous beach. The Labadee resort offers plenty of activities to the guests, hammocks for soaking up the sun and a local artisans' market.

Come to discover the positive side of Haiti

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Here is a picture of an organization going throughout Haiti Promoting plantation of Maya Nut as it was found to increase lactation in women

They are Promoting the plantationof Maya Nut in Haitiin Haiti to provide health benefits

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The popular Haitian economist did not paint a bright picture regarding the Remobilized Haitian Soldiers. Kesner Pharel stated: "The state is in all countries, the monopolist of violence. When there is competition in the violence, the state does not exist,". He further mentioned that the security of the people in Haiti is not certain becaouse of so many armed individuals

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Here is a picture of Haiti currency, specifically Gourde and dollar.

The first Haitian money which is the gourde started in circulation 1813, some 10 years after its independence. It replaced a previous currency called the livre. The Haitian Gourde was valued at the time at 8 livres.

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Here is a tablle of Haiti's economy. As it shows hereHaiti is projected to grow 6 percent in 2012, followed by 7.5 percent GDP growth in 2013. This is based on an Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2012

Haiti was expected to grow at a faster rate, specifically arount 8 percent

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