Haiti News News Haiti » Trade: Congress extends HOPE for Haiti’s biggest export industry; now awaits Trump’s signature
U.S. lawmakers have thrown a lifeline to Haiti's last big export industry. Now all that is needed is President Donald Trump's signature. The House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved ...
News Haiti » Trade: Africa, Haiti Trade Preference Programs Face Uncertain Future
While the belated extension of two legacy trade statutes—the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Haiti HOPE/HELP—was welcomed by both lawmakers and industry stakeholders this week, the ...
News Haiti » Trade: AAFA: Congressional Effort to Extend Haiti Trade Preference Programs ‘Has Traction’
The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) is getting behind a Congressional effort to save a legacy Caribbean trade preference program from lapsing in eight months. Congressman Greg Murphy ...
News Haiti » Trade: Critical trade preference programs AGOA and Haiti HOPE/HELP extended
Hours after Congress narrowly approved appropriations legislation worth $1.2 trillion, President Donald Trump signed it into law, ending the partial government shutdown that began on Friday. Nestled ...
News Haiti » Trade: Loss of Trade Benefits Sounds Death Knell for Haiti’s Garment Industry
As large swathes of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince have succumbed to gang violence, resulting in surges of killings, kidnappings and sexual violence that have forced more than a million ...
News Haiti » Trade: US Puts an End to Haiti's Trade Lifeline
Haiti is teetering on the brink—and things just got worse. The US on Wednesday let a key trade program expire, one that allowed duty-free imports to the US of Haitian-made textiles. The end of the ...
News Haiti » Trade: AAFA: Congressional Effort to Extend Haiti Trade Preference Programs ‘Has Traction’
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) is getting behind a Congressional effort to save a legacy Caribbean trade ...