economie

Cap-Haïtien: BUH Bets on Technology to Strengthen Its Presence and Modernize Its Services in the North

While on tour in Cap-Haïtien this week, executives of the Banque de l’Union Haïtienne (BUH) announced the upcoming opening of new branches in the Nord Department.

National NGO Forum Day Two: A Portal to Align Actions with National Priorities

The MPCE announced the launch of a digital NGO management portal, whose data will feed the institutional website, accessible to the general public.

Customs Facilitation Memorandum of Understanding Signed

A customs facilitation memorandum of understanding was signed on Friday, January 16, 2026, at the Montana Hotel, between the Minister of Economy and Finance, Alfred Fils Métellus, the president of the Association des industries d’Haïti (ADIH), Maulik Radia, and the president of the Chambre de commerce et d’industrie d’Haïti (CCIH), Jean Nathan Letang.

Second National NGO Forum Aims to Align NGOs with National Priorities

If there is one thing Haiti has in abundance, it is NGOs. More than 600 are present across the country, often operating autonomously. The forum aims to align them with national priorities.

The Strangulation Strategy: Beyond Kinetic Force, a Case for Total Economic Warfare

When the first contingents of the Gang Suppression Force (FRG), the operational embodiment of the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS), deploy in 2026, they will not be facing a simple uprising of ragtag bandits. They will be confronting a diversified, resilient, and perfectly integrated criminal “holding company.” If we persist in treating “Viv Ansanm” as a mere security anomaly that can be erased with armored vehicles, we are condemned to repeat the failure of MINUSTAH: a surface-level pacification that inevitably collapses as soon as foreign troops withdraw.

Economy and Finance Minister Urges Creation of a National Anti-Corruption Coalition

During the official ceremony marking the International Anti-Corruption Day, the Minister of Economy and Finance, Alfred Metellus, called for an unprecedented national mobilization to combat this scourge which, according to him, “weakens governance, hampers development, and undermines social justice.

Entrepreneurship Forum: Economy Ministry Highlights Central Role of SMEs in Economic Recovery

On the 11th edition of the Annual Entrepreneurship Forum organized in Cap-Haïtien by CEDEL Haiti, the Minister of Economy and Finance (MEF), Alfred Fils Météllus, addressed actors of the sector by highlighting the essential role of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the national recovery dynamic.

Entrepreneurship Forum 2025: Boosting Innovation and Supporting SMEs

The 11th edition of the Annual Entrepreneurship Forum, organized on 4 and 5 December 2025 by CEDEL Haiti at the Versailles Complex in Cap-Haïtien, brought together entrepreneurs, experts, investors, institutional officials and technical partners around the theme: “SMEs: pillars of economic recovery.

IDB Approves $243 Million in Funding for Haiti

“The Board of Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a package of 243 million U.

Inflation Reached 32.2% in October 2025

Inflation continued its annual rise last October, despite a slight deceleration observed on a monthly basis.

Southern Haiti Finally Connected to the Rest of the World

Finally, the Greater South emerges from isolation with the landing of the first official flight of an IBC Airways aircraft, the N29 IBC, at Antoine Simon International Airport in Les Cayes, carrying 30 passengers from Miami, Florida. This event marks the end of a long period of isolation for the departments of the South, Grand’Anse, Nippes, and the Southeast from the rest of the world since the closure of Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport.

ONA Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary

The National Old Age Insurance Office (ONA) celebrated its 60th anniversary on November 8, 2025.