The economist Kensley Blaise
Port-au-Prince, March 4, 2026.- Speaker this Wednesday, March 4 on Magik9, economist Kensley Blaise drew an alarming diagnosis of the country's financial situation. Based on its article « The Haitian economic exception: anatomy of a collapse « He stressed that Haiti is now part of a tragic trio of countries in prolonged recession, alongside Sudan and Lebanon, with six consecutive years of negative growth between 2019 and 2024.
In his interview, Kensley Blaise highlighted a brutal statistical reality: out of 202 countries and regions analysed throughout the world, Haiti is one of the few nations to suffer such a persistent free fall. This « exception » Nothing glorious. It is evidence of a structural collapse where macroeconomic indicators all turn red, plunging the population into unprecedented precariousness while the state seems to have lost any stimulus.
The economist explains that this collapse is not only the result of a bad economic situation, but the anatomy of a deep crisis where galloping insecurity acts as a lock on productive activity. By paralyzing distribution channels and causing business closures, political and social instability has transformed the national economy into a field of ruins, making Haiti increasingly dependent on imports and external aid.
For Blaise, coming out of this spiral requires a radical break with current policies. Without immediate restoration of security and a climate of confidence for investors, the decline will continue to consume the few remaining capital. The emergency is no longer superficial reform, but a national rescue to prevent this « Haitian exception » does not become a permanent point of non-return.
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