economie

Kesner Pharel Declares the State Bankrupt After Years of Inflation and Economic Decline

Over a span of 15 years, from 2010 to 2025, inflation in Haiti rose from 4.7% to 32.2%. During the decade 2015–2025, only the first three fiscal years—2015–2016, 2016–2017, and 2017–2018—each recorded positive growth. From 2018 to 2025, it has been a crossing of the desert marked by seven consecutive years of contraction. Such a picture makes Haiti a failed state. This failure is even reflected in the decision-making of certain high-ranking state officials, argues analyst Kesner Pharel during his program Investir on Sunday, February 8, 2026.

1986–2026: An Average Economic Growth Rate Close to Zero Over 40 Years

An analysis of the evolution of Haiti’s economic growth rate between 1970 and 2025 reveals an unforgiving reality: over the past 55 years, the country has never managed to establish a dynamic of sustainable and lasting economic growth capable of initiating its process of economic development.

Contaminated Drinking Water Now a Daily Reality in Port-au-Prince

A study conducted by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MCI), in collaboration with the Directorate for Quality Control and Consumer Protection (DCQPC), reveals that 92% of the water sachets analyzed in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area are non-compliant with standards.

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.