Government Issues Decree to Cushion Impact of Oil Shock Without Bankrupting the State

The issue of fuel in Haiti is once again at the center of public debate, in a context marked both by international tensions in oil markets and by an internal reform of the price-setting mechanism. Between rumors of shortages, concerns over a possible price increase, and new government measures, it has become necessary to place the debate back within its true economic, institutional, and international framework.

First of all, it is important to understand that the current situation cannot be analyzed without taking into account the