Haiti: Gangs Create One of the World’s First Displacement Economies

Decoding an unprecedented territorial strategy

In June 2025, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) recorded 1.

Daily Life Becomes Unbearable Amid Soaring 31.1% Inflation

Annual inflation in Haiti has now reached 31.1%, according to the most recent data. This figure, already alarming, hides an even harsher reality for the most vulnerable households.

Jean Evens Charles Reappointed to Lead the National Port Authority (APN)

Back at the highest level of the National Port Authority (APN), Jean Evens Charles was installed as the new Director General of the institution on Monday, September 22, 2025.

Guyanese Authorities Struggle with Surge in Asylum Applications, Haitians Most Affected

By Guillaume REUGE

With 21,000 applications filed in 2024, the vast majority of them from Haitians, asylum requests have tripled in one year in French Guiana.

U.S. Keeps Close Watch on Dominican Republic’s Rare Earth Development

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“Viv Ansanm” and the Economics of Crime: Gangs Using the Shapley Value

Analysis of a Criminal Coalition through Cooperative Game Theory

Born in late February–early March 2024 from the junction between G9 and G-Pèp, the “Viv ansanm” alliance ended a war of attrition among gangs in order to maximize criminal super-profits and coordinate large-scale offensives against state infrastructures.

IHSI Marks 75 Years with Focus on Data Governance

“Without reliable data, there is no inclusive policy,” said Samir Anouti, representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), at the opening of the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Haitian Institute of Statistics and Informatics (IHSI), on September 17, 2025, at the Karibe Hotel.

The Haitian Fiscal Paradox: When Over-Taxation Leads to Collapse

How the Haitian State collects only 5.2% of its GDP in revenue despite having some of the highest tax rates in the world

Minister Fils Métellus Calls for Turning Northern Haiti Into an Economic Powerhouse

Present in the North-East Department on the occasion of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Chinourette port terminal in the commune of Terrier-Rouge this past weekend, the Minister of Economy and Finance, Alfred Fils Métellus, reaffirmed his determination to make the Greater North an essential economic hub for national recovery.

Cap-Haïtien hosts the first consultations for the 2025–2030 Economic Recovery Plan

The government, through the Ministry of Economy and Finance, launched in Cap-Haïtien the first consultations for the 2025–2030 Recovery and Development Plan. While the initiative is appealing for its participatory approach and the stated support of international donors, local actors remain cautious: they are demanding concrete actions and fear that these workshops will amount to nothing more than a communications exercise.

Construction Launched for Chinourette Port Terminal in Terrier-Rouge

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Haitian Economist Jameson Duperval Honored as Global Leader in Financial Inclusion

The economics professor at the State University of Haiti, Jameson Duperval, also a doctoral student at Paris Dauphine-PSL University, has just been named financial inclusion leader for Haiti by two internationally recognized institutions: the Fletcher School and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI).