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Haiti - News : Zapping... 05/02/2023 11:05:13
The latest partial report of the Order of Human Rights Defenders on insecurity in Haiti reports 64 people shot dead (including 18 police officers) from January 1 to 31, 2023. Against 52 killed in 2022 for the same period, i.e. an increase of 23%. Over 70% of all bank deposits are in US$ The dollar is more than ever the safe haven currency in Haiti "As of November 30, 2022, for the first fiscal quarter 2022-2023, the ratio "Deposits in foreign currency converted as a percentage of total deposits" reached 70.53% against 67.34% as of September 30, 2022" informs the BRH https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38773-haiti-note-from-the-brh-continued-deterioration-of-the-business-climate-in-the-1st-quarter.html Armored vehicle, order partially delivered The Haitian Government's order for 18 armored vehicles for the National Police of Haiti is still not completed, after the advance of more than 12 million US dollars. This sum was paid to the Canadian company ProFound Corporation by the Haitian State, for more than 6 months already. Vandalism : The S&H Global Textile Group is closing until February 22 Following the announcement of the Haitian subcontracting subsidiary S&H Global of the South Korean textile group Sae-A, the largest employer in Haiti based in the Caracol Industrial Park, of the dismissal of 3,500 workers by the end of February 2023 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38755-haiti-economy-loss-of-more-than-3-500-jobs-announced-in-the-textile-sector.html the workers of workshops 1, 2 and 3 demonstrated on Thursday and vandalized several modules. In response, officials decided to suspend operations from February 3 to 22 for security reasons. In addition, S&H Global S.A recalls that the date of February 10 will be respected for the payment of workers. The Gourde has lost 23% of its value in 1 month The depreciation of the Gourde against the US dollar continued in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022/2023. The nominal exchange rate reached 145.20 gourdes for one US dollar in December 2022 against 117.70 gourdes in September 2022 (-23.36%) according to the BRH https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38773-haiti-note-from-the-brh-continued-deterioration-of-the-business-climate-in-the-1st-quarter.html The High Transitional Council installed on Monday ? Professor Charles Tardieu, member of the Facilitation Committee of the December 21 Agreement, confirms that the members of the High Transitional Council will probably be installed on Monday February 6. He justifies the delay by consultations and negotiations with different actors with a view to obtaining everyone's consent. HL/ HaitiLibre
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