Haiti’s Fuel Crisis Deepens; Banks Announce Partial Closure

Haiti’s Fuel Crisis Deepens; Banks Announce Partial Closure
Trees separate an affluent neighborhood, Morne Calvaire, from densely populated homes in the Jalouise neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Nov. 5, 2021. Matias Delacroix/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Haiti’s fuel crisis is deepening, with the country’s Professional Association of Banks announcing Friday that a shortage of petroleum is forcing institutions to cut their hours and days as dozens of gas stations across the capital remained closed.

Starting next week, banks will operate only three days a week instead of the usual six and will close in the early afternoon.