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Afternoon Surprise...
Once .0035 goes down.
My Opinion on "The Shorts"
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Here is what I think is going on...
As I mentioned yesterday and RetiredMM so kindly referred to, where you get your information matters. The FINRA reporting for short sales classifies shorts in more than one way, allowing for technicality of the name to fool people such as us if we are not careful...
The way the "shorts" are working right now is that there is a large seller who sold all his shares to the market makers, and they are in charge of selling all of the shares to the public market which is temporary classified as "short," for the shares sold onto the market will be/have been repaid/in time will be repaid for the shares they sold.
Who could have done this?
Well, from my guess it was the promotion companies. They were issued shares by MC Endeavors (if you do some research you can find out), which makes sense for they could make as much money as promotion as they could generate. Well... they did a really bad job in my opinion, as they focused on all of the wrong things...
Because of this, the market makers, which are all algorithms these days, have been buying and selling back and forth to each other the same shares until the seller has run dry.
I think the seller is now dry and better yet I think there will be VERY little shares on the ask side, so this could go exponential in a hurry once we break initial resistance points...
IMO only..
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RiskON
The time is the now...
Huge run incoming today and payday tomorrow....
I have nothing but time...
Level 2 looks great!
ARTICLE - WHY IS RECONSTRUCTING HAITI SLOW?
WHY RECONSTRUCTING HAITI HAS BEEN SO SLOW - EXPERTS
http://haiticoramdeo.blogspot.com/2011/12/article-why-is-reconstructing-haiti.html
(Reuters) - By Anastasia Moloney
BOGOTA - Almost two years after a massive earthquake hit the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, reconstruction has barely started, with many aid agencies still focused on basic humanitarian needs and containing a cholera epidemic.
Political uncertainty, poor coordination and land tenure issues have hampered reconstruction efforts. Around half a million Haitians still live in camps in worsening conditions.
Following are AlertNet interviews with experts and aid officials about ongoing challenges and lessons learnt on the ground in Haiti.
“It took four to six years in Aceh (Indonesia) to get things going, in Haiti it will take longer,” said Tom Adams, U.S. special coordinator for Haiti.
* Political uncertainty
A lengthy and disputed presidential election, combined with a five-month delay in forming a new government under President Michel Martelly – a former pop star with no previous political experience – hampered the reconstruction effort during the first year after the earthquake.
“The willingness of the Haitian government to step in quickly and effectively has been lacking. We didn’t have a government in place before which is why recovery was slow. We are just starting now to get a government and have an interlocutor,” said Philippe Verstraeten, head of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Haiti.
Decades of dictatorships, political infighting and a lack of consensus between the prime minister, president and parliament has dogged Haitian politics, often resulting in weak and ineffectual government.
The formation of a new government in October that included Prime Minister Garry Conille, a former U.N. development expert, has raised hopes recovery can pick up speed.
“We are sensing movement, things moving forward by the government of Haiti,” said Liliana Ayalde, USAID senior deputy assistant administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean.
* Long custom delays at Haiti’s ports and airport
Getting cargo, including rubble-clearing equipment, building, shelter and medical supplies through Haitian customs takes anything from six weeks to five months, aid agencies say. This delays the building of new homes, hospitals and schools.
“Custom delays are not only about corruption but involve slow decision-making and bureaucracy,” said OCHA’s Verstraeten.
* Cholera
The cholera outbreak, which has killed nearly 7,000 Haitians since it began last October, has diverted funding and attention from long-term reconstruction projects.
* Land tenure problems
Determining who owns what land, negotiating with big landowners and a dysfunctional land-registry system have delayed progress in building schools and hospitals and resettling those living in camps.
“Land tenure is a real barrier. Land records being lost, no clear titles to a piece of land and there are sometimes four or five people who claim ownership over the same piece of land”, said Adams.
The government must urgently address land tenure issues, the United Nations says.
But Elizabeth Ferris, a senior fellow at the Washington-based Brookings Institute think tank and Haiti expert, said some aid agencies got too bogged down with overhauling Haiti’s land tenure system.
“We should have been more creative about how to solve land and property issues, like working with local authorities to create temporary land titles,” she said.
“For a year and a half, the American Red Cross refused to build houses unless land titles were clear,” she added.
* Delays clearing rubble
Around half the estimated 10 million cubic metres of rubble left by the earthquake has been cleared, a U.N. October report showed.
But delays in its clearance during the year after the disaster, and the lack of dumping sites in and around the capital, hindered the reconstruction effort, aid agencies say.
* Poor coordination
A myriad of aid agencies and NGOs descended on Haiti following the earthquake, often with competing interests. Coordinating groups and ensuring they don’t duplicate efforts has been a major challenge.
“A lot of agencies stepped in with different mandates. There were a lot of different actors – the military, missionaries and NGOs,” OCHA’s Verstraeten said. “It's extremely difficult to bring these people together to a shared common strategy. It’s very complicated to coordinate.”
Ferris said the U.N. system is “too bureaucratic” and “couldn’t respond to the outpouring of newcomers.”
* Shortage of experience
Some aid agencies struggled to find enough French-speaking aid workers, including urban planners, and water and sanitation experts, to work in Haiti.
“One of the weaknesses, and not just for OCHA, but for other aid agencies was the lack of highly trained and qualified staff at the senior level, trained in emergency relief, and who were French-speaking. People were deployed with little experience – that’s one of the lessons learnt,” said Verstraeten.
A big turnover in U.N. agencies’ staff hampered decision-making and timely project completions.
“They (the U.N.) were pulling people out of French-speaking Africa to get staff in Haiti. But the Congo is not Haiti,” said Ferris. “There were four different directors in one year with one U.N. agency. People came for a month or two and then left. That why it’s difficult to get continuity.”
“You need strong humanitarian coordinators with experience in humanitarian operations with strong powers of persuasion and cajoling to get things done.”
* Local communities ignored
Getting lasting projects off the ground means negotiating and working closely with local communities.
“Working with local groups and communities – that has just not happened in Haiti. We haven’t figured out a way to work with the Haitian community,” Ferris said.
* Misunderstanding city relief responses
The international aid community responds better to rural disasters than ones in big cities.
“When dealing with refugees and isolated rural communities aid agencies often make a deal with the government, set up a refugee camp and just get on with running it,” said Ferris.
“But it’s much more complex in an urban setting. It’s more political. It involves knowing the system, how communities work, and the complex issue of who is in charge,” she added.
“We haven’t adjusted our thinking to the urban disaster setting. That’s part of the reason why the international aid community didn’t get it right in Haiti.”
Housing Reconstruction News (Another Company)
From an hour ago.
Not MC Endeavors but Housing Reconstruction Being Mentioned...good development... how huge would a news article concerning a contract with MC Endeavors before the open tomorrow? One could dream could they not? Even if not in that timeline, I think we will get one sooner or later.
Haiti - Reconstruction : 5,000 families will repair their homes through CARMEN
11/12/2011 12:41:40
Haiti - Reconstruction : 5,000 families will repair their homes through CARMEN
Last Friday, Jean Yves Jason, the Mayor of Port-au-Prince, has launched the program CARMEN (Support Centre for Strengthening of damaged houses). This program of a duration of 6 months is funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to the tune of USD$1.3 million, aims to repair 5,000 houses [classified yellow] in the metropolitan area.
Mayor Jean Yves Jason explained that this program only concerns "...houses that were marked yellow by the Ministry of Public Works. We invite these people to visit one of the three offices CARMEN (Fort National, Carrefour Feuilles and Canapé Vert) to register and that they understand the purpose of the project.
The essence of the project, it's firstly : to assist in the repair and strengthening of these homes ; secondly : train people at the level of the best practices so that they do not enter enter in homes that present dangers ; thirdly : put at their disposal a little funding so they can make repairs.
We give an guidance, it is necessary that purchases of materials are performed in hardware stores which we have given a label indicating that the products and equipment that are sold, are approved products that they will not give the same issues that before January 2010 [...]"
Marc-Andre Franche, UNDP Deputy Director in Haiti, carified that on the funds made ??available by his organization, $500,000 will be used as a direct subsidy to citizens for the works and the rest will serve as technical support : trainers and guidance to citizens in the repair work "This program will show that the aitians are able to repair their own home," added Mr. Franche.
http://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-4463-haiti-reconstruction-5-000-families-will-repair-their-homes-through-carmen.html
There are other explanations for the shorting.
There may have been a LARGE seller and the shorting is the market makers performing the sell orders on behalf of the seller (A RetiredMM Point that he made a while ago, and I did research and agreed with him). The market makers "short" with the understanding/agreement that the shares they are shorting (selling to the market) will be replaced by the shares that the large seller has committed to sell. This way the "flow of shares" keeps hitting the market and not in one large order, so the seller can get the best possible price for the shares on the market. It is more of a technicality that it is called a short, but in reality, it is just selling. If you look at the finra website, it will clarify what I am saying.
I think Friday marked the day where the selling completely ran out based on my level 2 analysis.
I think not only are the market makers going to be net buyers from these levels, but so will random investors... and I think b/c of how this has all gone down, there is a very thin level 2 on the ask, which means this could have some very big runs on not a lot of volume/cash invested.
This has potential to run huge and b/c of the depressed levels, there will be artificially larger gains drawing attention in from others.
And if there is finally news.....
Holy shit ;)
Looking for a wild MSMY week... finally.
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RiskoN
ARTICLE - GOV'T RECONSTRUCTION UNIT
THE GOVERNMENT PUTS IN PLACE A UNIT FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION
(Haiti Libre) -
http://haiticoramdeo.blogspot.com/2011/12/article-govt-reconstruction-unit.html
Last Friday, the President of the Republic has proceeded with the installation of the UCLBP (Unit of housing and public buildings construction), which will work on the reconstruction of government buildings and housing for the population. The installation ceremony took place last Friday to the Primature in the presence of the Prime Minister, Dr. Garry Conille, members of the cabinet as well as partners involved in the reconstruction.
"This unit will have a very well organized structure, which will enable us to plan and move quickly towards investment, so that we can rebuild all public buildings. We will try to start as soon as possible with Parliament. We are already working on a series of buildings in the area of ??Duvivier and Morne-à-cabris and we'll do the planning .... the President has an exact schedule : when the construction will start, where will they be made and when will they be completed" stated the Prime Minister after the meeting.
Garry Conille clarified that this unit is composed of a technical unit and a steering committee composed of six ministers. It is an implementation structure that will work in common agreement with the IHRC and all partners will be involved so that we can move forward. "The Commission will be primarily civil, but certainly, we will benefit from the experience of one or two military experts, because we need people who have the technicality, to make very sharp recommendations..." adding that by January 2012, there will be some buildings that will be started, but above all that people will have an exact schedule of construction for each building." (Lewis Lucke)
Concerning the location of buildings, Garry Conille clarified that "we have focused primarily in the downtown of the city for public buildings, but we have already started the construction of housing as I said, in the area of Morne-à-cabris, Duvivier. [...] The work at the airport has already begun and is progressing. We will try to turn the country into a real construction site, so that the population can see that indeed we are moving forward."
For his part, President Martelly declared "[...] we talked about the need to have this dashboard, ... today we are talking about major projects. For example, it is time to remake the port. The Prime Minister decided that we will remake the port. We are at the stuy stage and we will have the answers when the Prime Minister has delivered to me this dashboard... We have also talked about the South Port. We know that this project has existed for a long time,.... unfortunately, the feasibility study has not yet been achieved. The pre-feasibility study will be ready in six weeks, and from there we will know when we can start. [...] It is time that we are converting the country into a construction site. We realize that money is not the problem. Now if a person makes a project of more than 70,000 U.S. dollars, it is necessary that the project goes to tender...
Interesting Article... & What I Draw from it...
This blog article has me thinking... (It is from 10/22/2011)
A loan program with the central bank encouraging people to move out of tent cities and reconstruct their own homes.....
MC Endeavors model all over it!!!!!!!!
Which Haitian would not want to build a seismic/natural disaster house on loan from the government? Yessirrrr, MC Endeavors is going to be a model for the green industry....
That and it solves the employment problem as well as there will have to be people building these houses and other community necessities (such as mobile medicine trailers to treat the chlorea outbreaks?)
IMO at least....
Happy dreams...
Haiti - Economy : The Secretary General of PIAC in visit to the United States
09/12/2011 13:45:01
Haiti - Economy : The Secretary General of PIAC in visit to the United States
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.
http://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-4448-haiti-economy-the-secretary-general-of-piac-in-visit-to-the-united-states.html
I was a buyer @ .13
A buyer @ .08
A buyer @ .03
And all in at .008.
As soon as I saw Lewis Lucke I knew this company would get the $$ eventually. Everything I have seen and researched since has just confirmed. I will try to post some valuable information on what I see later on today.
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RiskoN
MSMY will move well over dollarland next week. At least IMO...
I can see the algorithms at work, and the patterns they leave... I know what is about to happen, do you guys? ;)
Watch and learn boys and gals... Watch and learn...
Be merry this weekend for next week the MSMY board gets a payday!
Play time is over... :)
All good, see you guys Monday.
Looking forward to next week!
1.3million shares = $4,000....
40,000 shares at .10 cents...
Umm....
Level 2 is so thin on ask side that it will hardly take any money at all to move this up....
Just need some buyers...
I am watching the level 2...
The way the market makers set up is a continuous pattern and you can observe momentum based on technical analysis and size of orders + market makers...
This is an algo controlled stock (what isn't these days, surprise!). No doubt about it in my mind...
Selling here would be the most epic mistake of a lifetime...
Beware MSMY Explosion...
Algorithms have trapped themselves. After we break up there will not be any shares on the ask. Just watch and learn.
This is about to become a party... either the last 30 minutes or monday's open... or both :)
Citi on bid @ .0023 (all time low) for 35,000
On ask @ .0025 for 752,000...
I think citi & nite are both done "buying shares on the bid now..."
Where is Ole'Broke'Ass buying up millions of shares at these levels when you need him?
New Haiti Industrial Park, 65,000 Potential New Jobs
Re: World Bank $255 Million Dollar Contract...
This is about to get really interesting...
Algorithms turning into buyers + people stepping in may make this a wild close...
Market Maker Bids >> .0025
We are off and running from here on out.
Good luck to all.
The run has officially begun :)
Seems like the opportunity of a lifetime here. Don't miss the boat.
Level 2 close to reaching equilibrium....
What is going to happen next? I think excitement :p
Good Luck MSMYers.
We Are The World - Haiti Performance
Lightening the mood~
Level 2 looks set for a run....
Thin on the ask, thin on the bid...
Just wow...
Recap of IDB Haiti Reconstruction Investment Forum Miami
http://defend.ht/money/articles/economy/2178-idb-held-the-haiti-reconstruction-forum-in-miami
Thursday, 08 December 2011 20:01
MIAMI, USA (defend.ht) - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) hosted the Haiti Reconstruction Forum held on Thursday, December 8, in Miami Florida. It was an investment forum to get U.S. private sector engagement in Haiti.
In this event sponsored by Miami-Dade County, Enterprise Florida and the IDB and hosted by County Commissioner, Haitian-American, Jean Monestime, representatives from the Inter-American Development Bank, the U.S. State Department and hundreds of members of the business community came to discuss current projects and business opportunities in Haiti.
“The focus for the Haiti Reconstruction Forum is to present the US business community with practical and actionable information about contracts, investments, and financing provided by the US Government directly or through the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to assist in the rebuilding of Haiti”, said Gustavo Arnavat, US Executive of Inter-American Development Bank.
County Commissioner Jean Monestime said he was proud to host the forum as a Haitian American. He explains that this was an occasion to share information with the Diaspora on Investment in Haiti and the reconstruction process.
Gary C. Juste, Director of Office of Acquisition and Assistance of USAID, explains that this was an occasion for the American agency to meet with investors in US how they can implement projects in Haiti, “to guide them and show them the way”, he said.
Karl Jean Louis, Executive Director of the Presidential Advisory Council for Economic growth and Investment (TBC) said that Haiti was open for business and that information was available for businessmen who want to invest in Haiti. He informed that some laws to make investment easier were “pending”.
Mr. Jean-Louis added that Haitian Government was setting up a platform where the Diaspora is invited to share its experience in doing business. “It’s time for action”, he said.
“Many people present different plans for Haiti Reconstruction but few have something concrete”, said Dufirstson Neree, Senior Specialist, Private Sector Financing, IDB Country Office in Haiti, adding that IDB presented something concrete when financing enterprises in Haiti.
Some entrepreneurs interviewed by DH said there were many obstacles to invest in Haiti like the feeling of insecurity, the lack of structures for good business and some laws making investment difficult.
The Inter American Development Bank (IDB), the U.S. Government (USG), and the private sector play leading roles in the international community’s ongoing reconstruction and development efforts in Haiti. The IDB is the largest multilateral donor to Haiti and in 2010 approved ten major grants projects for a total of $251 million.
The IDB expects to provide Haiti with at least 200 million per year in grants for next decade. Key Project in the pipeline for Haiti include: Industrial Revolution 2, Montana Hotel Reconstruction, Northern Economic Pole Business Accelerator, Peligre Hydroelectric Plant, Transport sector Support, Education Plan and Reform.
Nice Position!
Very nice spot to add 1% of the public float for 2500-3000$.
Grats :)
Haiti wants trade, not aid
By SEAN DOUGLAS Friday, December 9 2011
HAITI is open for business, declared Haitian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Laurent Lamothe, as he met the media and business community yesterday at the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) headquarters in St Clair.
His message was that Haiti wants investment and trade, not aid. Opportunities abound for persons wishing to help in the rebuilding of Haiti from its 2010 earthquake.
Lamothe arrived at Piarco International Airport with Haitian President Michel Martelly who went to the Caricom-Cuba Summit at NAPA, Port-of-Spain. Lam-
othe briefly visited NAPA and then went to the ACS where he was met by ACS secretary-general, Luis Fernando Andrade Falla.
At the ACS, Lamothe declared, “I have some good news to tell you about Haiti, and about the future prospects of doing business there and investing there. I stand ready to welcome you very soon in Haiti.”
Newsday asked what Haiti can offer TT in trade and investment.
Lamothe enthused that Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) is one of the first TT companies to invest in Haiti. “An investment has just been made of over US$16 million into the cement (industry). They are about to start operations there,” said Lamothe.
“As you know, there is a massive reconstruction that is about to get underway in Haiti. From our own funds we are planning on investing US$468 million into reconstruction. From the reconstruction aid there is over US$1 billion that is coming in from different multi-lateral agencies and bilateral relationships that we have. We are pushing strongly for FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) to come in...”
Haiti will dip into the PetroCaribe Fund to build a US$44 million public housing complex in northern Port-au-Prince, and to invest in the Haitian people.
“So there is a wealth of opportunities...Money will be used for many of these constructions that are going to be happening, so we are very excited about that.”
Lamothe saw artwork as a likely export item to TT.
“Haiti has a very large arts and crafts industry. We have a lot of that to export.”
Haiti also has agricultural products to export.
“Banana, coffee, mangoes — the Haitian mango is one of the best in the world, for my taste.” He wanted to link the 10 million population of Haiti to the markets of Caricom.
“There was a ‘Chubby’ soft-drink that was in Haiti and we encourage it to come back, as it is an extremely large market for that brand,” related Lamothe, referring to Trinidad-based SM Jaleel Co Ltd’s popular soft drink.
“We are here today to promote the investment opportunities in Haiti into the different sectors that I mentioned. I mentioned the sources of funds that will be used and we feel that it’s a great opportunity.
“Now is a very good time for the TT private sector and the private sector of Caricom and the ACS to come and take a look at these investment opportunities that we have.”
Lamothe said, “We are very, very serious about pushing Haiti as an investment destination.”
The country has wonderful beaches and has a new, democratically-elected government, he said.
He was optimistic that 200 years of political instability would be overcome by a “new investment climate” created by the new, pro-business government, comprised of many young Ministers who hold MBAs (Masters in Business Administration degrees). Companies going to Haiti will earn a good return on their investment, assured Lamothe.
“We have the whole world with their eyes on us, wanting us to succeed,” he said. “We are not asking for handouts but for investments.”
Lamothe played on Haiti’s Davis Cup tennis team in 1994 and 1995, runs the Global Voice Group that supplies telecommunications to the developing world, and was a 2008 nominee for Ernst and Young’s “Entrepreneur of the Year”.
http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,151978.html
Haiti leaders to begin talks on improving investment laws
As business opportunities in post-earthquake Haiti yield enthusiasm and opportunity, the government commits to passing law to make country more business friendly.
By JACQUELINE CHARLES
Jcharles@miamiherald.com
The Haitian government plans to push several critical laws in coming weeks aimed at making the country more business-friendly and lure investments, a government official told hundreds of potential investors Thursday in Miami.
Karl Jean-Louis, executive director of Haiti’s Presidential Advisory Council for Economic Growth and Investment, said there are several laws pending for at least three years before the Haitian parliament that President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Garry Conille hope to have voted into law.
Beginning next week, government representatives plan to meet key parliamentarians in hopes of getting their support as well as travel the country to promote investment opportunities, Jean-Louis said. The laws range from reducing the number of days it takes to incorporate a business to reducing permits for construction, to allowing the construction of condominiums.
“It makes no sense that it takes 75 days — used to be 150 days — to register a business in Haiti,” Jean-Louis said, speaking at the Haiti Reconstruction Forum 2011 sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Enterprise Florida. “The Martelly-Conille government wants to take action. We are taking action to improve business environment in Haiti.”
Later, Jean-Louis told The Miami Herald that he feels “there is a momentum” happening in Haiti, “now it’s up to us to make sure laws are being passed.”
For the second time in eight days, Haiti’s business opportunities were the focus among the country’s backers as more than 450 business people gathered at the Radisson Mart Convention Center in Miami-Dade County for an all day forum focused on Haiti reconstruction. The event was sponsored by Enterprise Florida, Miami-Dade County and the IDB.
Last week, the IDB sponsored a two-day Invest in Haiti forum that attracted 1,000 people in Port-au-Prince, half of them potential investors from 29 countries.
“Building a better future for Haiti requires confronting the problems that existed before the earthquake as well as the effects of it, which requires cooperation and coordination with the Government of Haiti, as well as all the countries and organizations that have pledged support, including the IDB,’’ said Gustave Arnavat, U.S. executive director for the IDB.
Arnavat said the goal of Thursday’s conference was to provide U.S. businesses interested in investing in Haiti with information on how to bid on contracts, and maneuver what can often be a frustrating terrain. Speakers provided a run-down of business opportunities from roads that need paving, expansion of the airport and port, and $500 million in hotel construction. They lamented the lack of U.S. firms currently participating.
Pierre Saliba, chairman of the Haitian-American Chamber, welcomed the updates, including information about a new industrial park in the north and more government support for a one-stop investment center.
“Key people need to come back and explain to Haitian-American businessmen what is going on in Haiti. They should be the prime target to go back to Haiti,” he said. “The dialogue needs to start.”
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/12/08/2537908/haiti-leaders-to-begin-talks-on.html#ixzz1fzduKhkD
IDB Website - "Hope for Haiti"
Recap of what has been going on/about the new industrial parks/etc..
Just sharing.
http://www.iadb.org/en/countries/haiti/hope-for-haiti,1001.html