Former Haiti PM promotes digital economy
The former Prime Minister of Haiti, Mr Laurent Savaldor Lamothe, has visited Ghana to promote digital economy for emerging markets and financial solutions for governments to overcome debts and achieve sustainable growth.
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Speaking in an interview in Accra, Mr Lamothe described Africa as a land of abundant human and natural resources and the preferred destination for trade and investments.
"It is important to promote the business links between us in the diaspora and our good brothers in Africa by connecting the two of us together through trade, sports and cultural exchanges" he said.
He called on stakeholders to invest in building the local man power to effectively utilise what he called the enviable gift for Africa's economic independence.
Mr Lamothe, an economist, founded the LSL World Initiative, a global institution that provides assistance and solutions to developing countries to achieve development.
Revenue generated through the LSL World Initiative is used to focus on social and economic programs.
The enterprise works with governments to provide solutions for them to implement their own financing mechanism through inovative financing for development.
Financing can be used to fund vital health and educational programs and economic self-sufficiency in the emerging markets.
During his tenure as the Prime Minister of Haiti investments in vital areas of the economy increased substantially.
Mr Lamothe initiated a policy that targeted and benefit the poor in Haiti which included the construction and rehabilitation of schools, public buildings, bridges and roads.
During his visit to the country, he was honored by the Humanity Magazine International, a magazine that champions the welfare of the vulnerable in societ, for his astuteness and industrious support towards the reconstruction of Haiti, after the devastating earthquake that hit the country in 2010.
Whiles receiving a certificate of honour from officials of Humanity Magazine International, he expressed his appreciation for an award from the land of his ancestry and praised Ghana as a shining example of democracy in Africa.