In August 1996 European American Equity Trading was organized for the purpose of setting up a securities market in Haiti. In March 1999 the name of the company was changed to European American Capital Corporation. That same year the name was finally changed to Global Trading Group, Inc (GLTG) a New York Corporation.

The company provides services in the areas of investment banking, securities trading, fixed income trading, commodities trading, derivative products trading and asset management.

The Company intends to organize in HAITI a “Societe Anonyme” to be named SOCIETE HAITIENNE DE VALEURS
MOBILIIERES, SA-HAITIAN STOCK EXCHANGE, HAITI STOCK MARKET ( HSE) . HSE will endeavor to:

The lack of financial infrastructure is well captured in the fig (1) It is reflected directly in the level of GDP produced in Haiti and it is best seen when GDP in Haiti is compared to the GDP of other countries in the Caribbean region. It is argued in most of the development literature , Increasing GDP necessarily requires the flow of foreign direct investment .Foreign direct investment does not just happen. The lack of financial infrastructure is well captured in the fig (1).

In addition to financial infrastructure and foreign direct investment, GDP growth is also a function of how available economic resources are allocated in the production of output. The following chart (Fig 3) portrays how Haiti measures up when compared to other countries in the Caribbean region.

COUNTY	LABOUR (bil.)	GDP (bil.)	GDP Labour	RES LABOUR	AV. Net Profit 40%	Literacy
Haiti	1.6	3.8	2375	1437	950	43%
Dom. Rep	2.3	18	7826	2895	3130	85%
Trinidad	620	13	20967	7757	8386	99%
Jamaica	1.2	9.5	6300	2331	3780	88%

Let’s analyze the charts. The bureau of statistics from the IMF, the World Bank and the ECONOMIST agree that in Haiti, the population is estimated to be about 8.5 million people with a labor force of about 1.6 million and GDP for the fiscal year 2004-2005 of about 3.8 billion, hence on average $350.00 per capita.

Given a labor force estimated at 1.6 million workers, (3.8billion/1.6million), estimated GDP per worker is on average about $2,375.00. If we assume a standard minimal rate of net profit of 40% per worker, the aggregate profit realized in the Haitian economy is at a minimum of about 1.5 billion dollars. Given the aggregate GDP of $3.8 billion in 2005 and an aggregate profit of 1.5 billion the cost of producing the total GDP in Haiti is about 2.5 billion dollars

With GDP per worker of about $2,375.00 and resources allocated per worker of about $ 1437.00 it is evident that average capital invested per worker in Haiti represents another crack in the ability of the country to grow. This crack is best captured as we compare the resource per worker in Haiti with the resources per worker in other countries of the Caribbean region. (Fig-5)

and GDP over the most recent three-year period.

One must realize at this point that the lack of GDP growth in Haiti is a phenomenon that is very recent. To realize it let’s compare the dominant sectors of the Haitian economy to those of other Caribbean countries (Fig-8).

Today about 3.5 million people live in the Greater Port au Prince area. By 2015 it is estimated that the population in Port au Price alone will reach 4 to 4.5 million. Pressure will be felt all across the city. The pressure will be felt on the socio-economic relations, on the, roads, the telecommunication system, the electricity grids, water supply, energy demand, national security, health care, sanitation, the environment, land, real estate etc.

Using Port au Prince as an example, if nothing is done today; by 2015 Haiti current situation will appear mild compared to what will occur. Do not forget in the 1960’s the population of the whole country was about 5 million people. This increase population the country is experiencing will represent as much a threat as it will represent economic opportunities. There will be