Bonivert Claude
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Bonivert Claude is a former governor of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti
and a presidential candidate in the 2000
and 2006 Haitian elections.
, public finance and financial programming at the International Monetary Fund
in Washington, DC. Claude received professional training at the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York, the Federal Reserve System
at Washington DC and the Central Bank of Mexico.
During his long career, Claude has been delegated by the Central Bank as technical Assistant to various ministries such as the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Planning and other State organisms such as the National Port Authority (APN) and the State Telephone Company (Teleco). During his tenure as Governor of the Central Bank, Claude also served as: President of the Board of TELECO, and Governor of the International Monetary Fund
for Haiti. In early 1994, at the Canary Islands
, Claude was elected for a term of one year as President of the Conference of Central Banks of Latin America and Africa. In 1993, Claude requested the assistance of the Center for Latin American Monetary Studies (CEMLA) and created the Central Bank Institute (IFBC).
won in a controversial race. But this decried election was boycott
ed by most political parties. Mr. Claude was named by the Renovated Social Party (PSR) to run for President of Haïti in the presidential race whose first round was scheduled for November 20, 2005.
Claude was chosen by the South Florida Sun Sentinel to illustrate its heading: Economics, in its edition of January 4, 2004 commemorating the Haiti Bicentennial. The Miami Business Magazine (now, South Florida CEO) called Claude: the "Alan Greenspan of Haïti" in its edition of November-December 2000, vol 3 No 8.
Bank of the Republic of Haiti
-History:The Bank of the Republic of Haiti was founded after the independence of Haiti from France. The oldest reference to a bank in Haiti can be attributed to a short correspondence exchanged during September 1825 between a foreign tradesman, Nicholas Kane, the Secretary of State Balthazar...
and a presidential candidate in the 2000
Haïtian elections, 2000
Parliamentary elections were held in Haiti on 21 May 2000, with a second round of voting for 46 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 19 seats in the Senate on 9 July, which was boycotted by the opposition). The resul was a victory for Fanmi Lavalas, which won all 27 Senate seats and 72 of the 83...
and 2006 Haitian elections.
Education
In July 1966, Claude received a diploma in accounting after passing (summa cum laude) the State Examination. In July 1967, he graduated summa cum laudae from the Faculty of Law and Economics of the State University of Haiti. In 1971 and 1972, he performed advanced study in macroeconomicsMacroeconomics
Macroeconomics is a branch of economics dealing with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of the whole economy. This includes a national, regional, or global economy...
, public finance and financial programming at the International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
in Washington, DC. Claude received professional training at the Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
The twelve Federal Reserve Banks form a major part of the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States. The twelve federal reserve banks together divide the nation into twelve Federal Reserve Districts, the twelve banking districts created by the Federal Reserve Act of...
of New York, the Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve System
The Federal Reserve System is the central banking system of the United States. It was created on December 23, 1913 with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, largely in response to a series of financial panics, particularly a severe panic in 1907...
at Washington DC and the Central Bank of Mexico.
Career
From 1975 to 1986 Claude participated in various seminars and meeting of technicians of Central banks. Claude was hired by the National Bank of the Republic of Haïti (BNRH) in January 1966, as the Laureate at an entrance examination organized in December 1965. He made a career at the Department of Statistics and Economic Studies. In August 1979 the BNRH was split up into two banks, the “Banque Nationale de Crédit” (BNC), a commercial bank and the “Banque de la République d’Haïti” (BRH), the Central Bank. Claude served as the Deputy Director then the Director of the Direction of Economic studies of the Central Bank. He also served as the Secretary of the board before being promoted as a member of the board.During his long career, Claude has been delegated by the Central Bank as technical Assistant to various ministries such as the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Planning and other State organisms such as the National Port Authority (APN) and the State Telephone Company (Teleco). During his tenure as Governor of the Central Bank, Claude also served as: President of the Board of TELECO, and Governor of the International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
for Haiti. In early 1994, at the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
, Claude was elected for a term of one year as President of the Conference of Central Banks of Latin America and Africa. In 1993, Claude requested the assistance of the Center for Latin American Monetary Studies (CEMLA) and created the Central Bank Institute (IFBC).
Governor of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti
Claude took office at the end of November 1991, after winning Senate approval for a three year term as the helm of the Haïti Central Bank, (the BRH). Claude had already served as member of the Board of the Central Bank from June 1985 to March 1986 and from February 1982 to December 1982.Presidential candidate
Claude also registered to run for president in the 2000 elections, where Jean-Bertrand AristideJean-Bertrand Aristide
Jean-Bertrand Aristide is a Haitian former Catholic priest and politician who served as Haiti's first democratically elected president. A proponent of liberation theology, Aristide was appointed to a parish in Port-au-Prince in 1982 after completing his studies...
won in a controversial race. But this decried election was boycott
Boycott
A boycott is an act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest, usually for political reasons...
ed by most political parties. Mr. Claude was named by the Renovated Social Party (PSR) to run for President of Haïti in the presidential race whose first round was scheduled for November 20, 2005.
Contributions
In 1974, Claude created the “Ecole de Formation des Cadres Techniques et Commerciaux” (EFCTEC) a private educational complex with a commercial school, a technical school, a computer school, an elementary school and a high school. Claude served as Treasurer of the Board of the Certified Public Accountant organization (OCPAH). He also served as a Member of the Public Relation Commission of the Association of the Private Schools of Port-au-Prince.Claude was chosen by the South Florida Sun Sentinel to illustrate its heading: Economics, in its edition of January 4, 2004 commemorating the Haiti Bicentennial. The Miami Business Magazine (now, South Florida CEO) called Claude: the "Alan Greenspan of Haïti" in its edition of November-December 2000, vol 3 No 8.