February 10, 2023 Haiti has been hit hard by the global food price shock. In September 2022, food inflation reached 44 percent, with rice inflation nearly 70 percent. With more…
Category: HAITI
IMF Management Completed the First Review of the Staff Monitored Program with Haiti
January 27, 2023 Management of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on December 21, 2022 the first review of Haiti’s Staff-Monitored Program (SMP). Discussions for the review took place during…
Country Report No. 2023/048 : Haiti: First Review Under the Staff-Monitored Program-Press Release; and Staff Report
January 27, 2023 Haiti is faced with many difficulties, which have been worsened by higher food and fuel prices stemming from Russia’s war in Ukraine. Because of this global shock…
Caribbean Export supports SMEs from the Dominican Republic and Haiti to present their products at the Salon Du Chocolat 2022 in Paris, France.
January 24, 2023 The Dominican Republic and Haiti were jointly present at the important international event Salon du Chocolat 2022 in Paris, France, which took place from October 28 to…
IMF Executive Board Approves US$105 Million Food Shock Window to Haiti
January 24, 2023 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today a disbursement of SDR 81.9 million (US$105 million) to Haiti under the Food Shock Window of…
SANDILOU: Resort Wear Made in Haiti
October 4, 2022 Unique hand-painted pieces, drawings reproduced on clothing or beach accessories, stencils, silkscreens print or dyes, SANDILOU has developed a very original, “Made in Haiti”, resort wear garment…
Signing of three grant agreements between the Government of Haiti and the World Bank
August 5, 2022 The Haitian Government, represented by the Minister of Economy and Finance, Michel Patrick Boisvert, and the Chief of Operations of the World Bank in Haiti, Laurent Msellati,…
Haiti: Staff-Monitored Program-Press Release; and Staff Report
July 5, 2022 Since 2018, Haiti has experienced a protracted political crisis, repeated country lock-downs and civil unrest, an earthquake, the assassination of its president and a deep recession. Policymakers…
IMF Management Approves a Staff-Monitored Program for Haiti
July 1, 2022 The Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) aims to help the government restore macroeconomic stability and lower inflation―a key goal given the heavy burden of high inflation on the poor.…
CDB allocates US$45M grant funding for Haiti until 2026
March 4, 2022 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has set aside grant funding in the amount of US$45 million for Haiti over the period 2022 to 2026, CDB Vice-President of…
Digitalizing public service delivery in Haiti: challenges and opportunities
January 25, 2022 Digitalizing public service delivery in Haiti: challenges and opportunities Digital transformation is no longer a choice. The pandemic has highlighted disparities among countries, including their ability to adapt…