The Challenge of Accessing Cash in Provincial Towns

With national roads occupied by gangs, the dangers of coastal shipping, and the near-paralysis of air transport in the country, the economic sector is facing significant challenges. In most provincial towns, bank branches, money transfer offices, and electronic transfer operators are setting limits on cash withdrawals in both Haitian gourdes and U.S. dollars, as reported by our correspondents. Cash is scarce and difficult to access in both Port-au-Prince and the provinces.

In Saint-Marc, withdrawing more than 25,000 gourdes from ba