Business owners bear the weight of insecurity, being extorted by gangs and struggling to sell imported products. "Even when we are extorted, there is a fifty-fifty chance that they will steal our containers between the port and our warehouses. We are at the mercy of the gangs, and prices are rising," explained Manuel Heusch-Desquiron, highlighting the impact of insecurity and the blockage of several key trade routes. "Traveling from North to South and even to the Central Plateau is almost impossible. Prices of goods increase b
Gangs' Actions Impede Economic Activities in the Country, Manuel Heusch-Desquiron Complains
For over a week, the port of Port-au-Prince has been blocked, making it nearly impossible to move goods out of the port. Businessman Manuel Heusch-Desquiron predicts an increase in prices in the local market and a shortage of certain products.