Recent global developments have applied greater urgency to the pending renewals of AGOA and the Haiti HOPE-HELP Acts.

A new international port and an extended airport runway in Haiti's southern region are spawning hope of new trade and ...

In Maniche, a commune in southern Haiti, rice production is rebounding after years of decline linked to trade policies imposed by international financial institutions, the influx of imports— ...

Washington, DC— International relief and development agency Oxfam America welcomed today’s introduction of the “Renewing Hope for Haiti” bill by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Bill Nelson (D-FL), which ...

Taiwan supports Haiti with development in areas such as agriculture, healthcare and education through initiatives run by the Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF). The nation it ...

But then the US trade embargo in 1991 undermined the market, driving down prices and prompting many farmers to switch to alternative crops. Haiti’s traditions have not helped.

“The winner” in Haitian development created 12,000 jobs in the garment industry in the past eight years in Haiti. Seems as if all of the participants today will be garment manufacturers ...

In Haiti, where a $10,000 loan can have more impact, that represents the potential to help 100 companies. Jean-Louis hopes to triple the capital base in the coming year, allowing him to reach a ...

It’s precisely the kind of development that just about everyone has been saying Haiti needs: foreign governments pooling dollars to build housing, create jobs and foster hope. But a $300 million ...

Haiti, as poor as it is, has seen better days. U.S. trade act could offer needed boost to Haiti's economy. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) -- Haiti, as poor as it is, has seen better days.

The U.N.'s development agency added its voice on Friday to calls to write off Haiti's $1 billion foreign debt in response to this month's devastating earthquake.<BR><BR> The United Nations ...