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iciHaiti - Economy : ADIH discusses smuggling with Privert
29/07/2016 09:45:19

This week at the National Palace, the de facto President Jocelerme Privert, accompanied by Yves Romain Bastien, Minister of Economy and Finance, met with members of the Association of Industries of Haiti (ADIH) on smuggling issue.

The opportunity for members of ADIH to recall the damage caused by smuggling in the Haitian economy and express their dissatisfaction with the inefficiency of border surveillance. To remedy ADIH proposes to increase the number of police and customs officers at the border; to revitalize the control of goods warehouses; reactivate the notice of prohibition on the import of plates in "Foam" and regularly operate customs staff rotations operating in the different border posts.

The smuggling Task Force should meet soon in view of the possible implementation of these proposals and the taking of other measures to combat smuggling in Haiti...

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