The Secretary General of the Presidential Investment Advisory Concil (PIAC), Mr. Karl Jean-Louis, met this Tuesday, Dec. 6 in Atlanta in the United States, twenty businessmen African Americans who are interested to visit Haiti in the coming weeks to explore investment opportunities in several sectors. Mr. Jean-Louis has also participated on Wednesday 7 and Thursday December, 8, to a conference on the Reconstruction of Haiti organized by Florida Enterprise, the Port of Miami, the IDB and the Haitian Chamber of Commerce-American (HAMCHAM).

On this occasion, Jean-Louis met with representatives of USAID, of State Department and the County Commission of Miami Dade, Mr. Jean Monestine. Nearly 150 businessmen are interested in participating in the tender that the IDB and USAID will launched in the coming weeks. These investors and consulting firms have had the opportunity during this conference to inquire about the opportunities offered by Haiti in terms of investment.

The Director of the Port of Miami will visit Haiti to explore avenues of collaboration. Also, with the support of Mr. Monestine, Mr. Jean-Louis announced a collaboration between the Presidential Investment Advisory Concil and the City of Miami to channel the participation of the Diaspora in the strengthening of the institutions of the country, and encourage investment and its participation in the reconstruction of country.

To follow up the Forum that the Government of Haiti and the IDB have organized on November 29 and 30 last week in Port-au-Prince Mr. Karl Jean-Louis announced that Shirwin Williams, one of the world's largest producers of paint, will open an industry in Haiti, to Caracol in the Northeast, in partnership with a Haitian businessman.

Mr. Jean-Louis also announced the launch in January, in Jacmel, of a national tour on investment that will be done in collaboration with the Haitian business community. Mr. Jean-Louis also informed that the report of the Advisory Council on the forum held on November 29-30 will be published before December 15 and thatthe document will be shared with the arliamentarians at a meeting to be held next week.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-3766-haiti-economy-launch-of-the-presidential-consultative-council.html

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