Money and Finance

A meal costs 60 times more in Haiti than in New York, the World Food Programme says

A World Food Programme (WFP) publication examined the true cost of a plate of food around the world and, can you believe, a simple meal in Haiti costs 60 times more than in New York. Read this, you will be shocked... more »

November 17, 2017 7:03 AM

Haiti is not in debt, Haiti is a creditor, it is France which owes Haiti money

France has probably never forgiven Haiti for the tens of thousands of slaves who rose up in the armed uprising that led to history's first abolition of slavery resulting in the loss of revenue from its slave system and thousands of destroyed sugar and coffee plantations. more »

November 13, 2017 8:15 AM

Haiti, once a major Cane Sugar producer, is now importing Sugar from Europe for consumption

"Even Haiti Is Buying European Sugar," a Bloomberg article headline reads. Haiti, once a major grower of cane in the Caribbean, is now buying sugar produced in sugar beets farms in Europe. more »

November 8, 2017 8:14 AM

HASCO, The Haitian-American Sugar Company - Once upon a time, Haiti used to produce its own Sugar

Once upon a time there was a sugar producing company called HASCO... I say once upon a time because, since they shut down in 1987, there have no ZERO companies sugar in Haiti. we only import sugar... more »

July 11, 2014 9:29 AM

Haiti Electricity: BID president Luis Alberto Moreno criticizes the 3 big private providers of electricity to EDH

Luis Alberto Moreno, president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), did not hold back on his criticism of three private companies that supply electricity to National Electricity Company (Electricité d'Haiti - EDH). He demolished them, Le Nouvelliste says... more »

October 16, 2017 10:25 AM

Haitian-Americans, are you saving money for College or for your Retirement? Read this...

I know many Haitian-Americans who will not agree with this statement but... No matter your net worth, you should never put college savings ahead of retirement... Why? Keep reading... more »

October 15, 2017 12:52 AM

Haiti Government passes new Labor Law to allow working the Night Shift

A new Haiti Labor just published in the government's official newspaper Le Moniteur now allows 3 eight-hour shifts in a working day... Finally in Haiti, workers can work the night shift; a factory will be able to operate at full capacity. more »

October 9, 2017 8:04 AM

The Economy (money system) explained in 30 minutes - How does this apply to Haiti's Economy?

Did you now this... CREDIT is the most important part of the economy... Guess what? Credit is non-existent in the Haitian economy... I mean, really... If there is a way to build good credit in Haiti and use it to buy a car, a house or start a business, I do not know anything about it. more »

September 21, 2017 1:19 PM

MONEY in Haiti: What is the Currency Symbol for the Haitian Gourde?

The universal dollar sign is "$", the Pound sign is "£", and the Euro sign "€". What is the Currency Symbol for the Haitian Gourde? more »

September 3, 2017 12:13 PM

Haiti Money Transfers from CHILE increases 386 percent

There has been a sharp increase in money transfers to Haiti from Chile. Haitians in Chile transferred $36 million to Haiti in 2016. Compare that to only $7.4 million the year before. more »

July 9, 2017 8:00 AM