The growing violence in Haiti and the threat of military intervention could become a much greater challenge than the situation created by the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, as expressed by the president of the Association of Industrial Companies of Herrera and Greater Santo Domingo (AEIH), Noel Ureña, when consulted by Listín Diario.
The industrialist indicated that “This human crisis is the greatest threat to our border and to the country, because the international community has shown that this Haitian problem is not one of its priorities”.
He argued that, so far,he companies oriented to the local market and other destinations have not been affected by the situation in Haiti, but that at the industrial level the crisis affects companies whose manufacturing or processing is aimed at the Haitian market.
“We do not believe that carriers want to risk their equipment and the lives of their drivers in the face of the absurdity of the non-existence of security in Haitian territory,” he said.
Regarding the threat of a military intervention in Haiti, the dean of the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the UASD, Antonio Ciriaco Cruz, stated that it will logically affect trade and exports to that market.
He said that this will also generate greater migratory pressure towards the Dominican Republic. He added that the interventions cause a process of reconformation of Haitian society and this in turn could generate greater reactions from the population and chaos.
He stated that at the time an intervention materializes in that country, commercial exchanges will be paralyzed and this can generate a deeper crisis in terms of food.