Presentación de "Haiti is Open for Business"

8/6/2019 Presentacin de "Haiti is Open for Business"

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HAITIS FLAG DAY AND

PUERTO RICO-HAITI

BUSINESS RELATIONS


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PRESENTATION OBJECTIVES

This presentation has two objectives:

- To show how Haitis Flag Day (May 18) is

Important for our neighbor

- To show as well that Puerto Rico has a

natural role to play in Haitis recovery and

that this is the right time now for PRbusinessmen to act


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HAITIS FLAG DAY

May 18 is a very important day for Haiti.This is its Flag and University (Youth)Day.

In 1803, 208 years ago, Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines, one of HaitisFounding Fathers, decided to tear the

French Flag and to transform it into anational Flag (Black and Red) which hasbecome Blue and Red.


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HAITIS FLAG DAYAND ITS LIMITS

- This was a critical step a glorious day in

Haitis walk towards political independence

on January 1, 1804.

- However, Haitis leaders have never sincesucceeded in leading the country towards

sustainable economic growth and prosperity.

- Haiti need to realize on the economical side

that it did on the political side since 1803


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IDEAL TIME TO FOCUS AND

INVEST IN HAITI

One of my main arguments today is that this ispresently the best time for PR businessmen tofocus and invest in Haiti.

Haiti is at a turning point.There is a new government in this country

which want to breaks this traditional cycle ofeconomic decadence and unfortunate

developments exacerbated by earthquake,epidemics and precarious governance.


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MICHEL MARTELLY S

COMMITMENT

In his installation message last Saturday,

Martelly forcefully said that:

1. Haiti is open for business with the world

2. He will strive to forge security in the country, protect

investors, and enforce rule of law

3. Haiti is not only a symbol of poverty but has a lot of

fantastic potentialities (tourism, craft, painting) and

perhaps the best, the most productive and youngest

workforce on earth


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PR BUSINESS SECTOR AND HAITI

What can Puerto Rico Businessmen do:

They can do a lot of there, make money and helpthis country in its recovery.

The Puerto Rican Economy is a very dynamic anddiversified one.

It has host of manufacturers, particularly in thepharmaceutical, computer, electronics, and

scientific instruments fields, which has spurredthe development of several competitive clusters.


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PUERTO RICO ECONOMY

Puerto Rico is at a strategical location as a

gateway to both, the continental United States

and Latin America

It has World-class infrastructure: One of the busiest ports in the western hemisphere

Largest and busiest airport in the Caribbean

A robust legal systemThe highest standards of quality and service


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PUERTO RICAN ECONOMY

The number of medical device firms with apresence in Puerto Rico is impressive, as arethe names (BD, Baxter, Roche, Fenwal,Medtronic, to name a few)

50% of all pacemakers and defibrillators usedin the United States are manufactured inPuerto Rico

The Puerto Rican Economy is the mostcompetitive and dynamic economy of theCaribbean


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COMPLEMENTARY ECONOMIES

The Puerto Rico economies and Haitian

Economies are complementary

The Puerto Rican Economy is the most vibrant

economy of the Caribbean while the Haitian

economy is apparently the poorest one

A robust symbiosis between both economies is

possible


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THE HAITIAN ECONOMY

Haiti in 2011 is a virgin economy but aneconomy with tremendous potential

It has more than 10 million people and up to 4million other in its diaspora

Haitis superficie (27,500 km2s) is three times

this of Puerto Rico (a little more than9,000km2).


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HAITIS ECONOMIC NEEDS

Haiti needs less and less international aid but

more and more investment in its housing

sector (given the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake)

This country needs investment in revitalizingits agricultural sector

Its agro-industrial one

In its manufacturing one. Three industrialparks are being built in different parts of the

country


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THE BARGE AND BEYOND

Last January 23, 2010, Puerto Rico sent a

barge of hope full of water and food to the

affected Haitian people (after Jan. 12)

The main message of this presentation is that

PR should go beyond this wonderful

expression of regional solidarity


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CONTRIBUTION TO HAITIS REAL

TAKE OFF

New Haitian President Michel Martellyvigorously spoke during his message aboutthe pressing need for Haitis real take off.

The message of this presentation is that PR,the Puerto Rican business community cansignificantly contribute to this take off, should

it start doing that in a systematic way now.


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THANK YOU

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