haitian economy

Cost of living (La Vie Cher) in Haiti has been going up a ramp and some people say it is because of not just one but two main factors: The US Dollar that keeps going up in value non-stop and insecurity.

Is this a coincidence or well-thought-out plan? As Haitians are setting the roof on fire in Haiti against President Jovenel Moise because gas prices in haiti has gone up, our neighbors in the Dominican Republic decide to lower their gas prices almost instantly.

Haiti Economics -- In a text published by Le Nouvelliste, Economist Thomas Lalime presented a balance sheet of the national economy. The Haitian economy got a failing grade...

Expatriate Economics: Many middle-class men and women retiring in the United States, with the little pension money they have, are looking for another country nearby where they can live reasonably well without spending too much. Haiti could have taken advantage of that but we are not.

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.

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.

A group of Haitian professors and businessmen sat on a round table recently discussing the most immediate way to positively impact the Haitian economy today. One of them said: "If the value of the Haitian currency (gourde) were to increase slightly compared to the US dollar, this would be an immediate relief to parents across the country."

Have you ever wondered how the US dollar affects the Haitian economy? I just realize life in Haiti is NOT more expensive then it was before, it's just the US dollar that is to high... Read this and you will understand...

I was watching a video called "Circular Flow of Income - How the different components of an economy interact" and it made me realize why Haiti is so POOR as a country... Plain and simple, The Haitian flow of income is FLAT, it is NOT Circular... Our economy does NOT grow, it flows out to other countries..

There are 19.36 gallons of Gasoline in a barrel of crude oil but many people in Haiti are misled to believe the number is 42... The people are being misinformed... Everyone on the radio is telling the public "there are 42 gallons in a barrel of crude oil" but they fail to tell the people NOT all of it is Gasoline...