A pivotal moment for Haiti’s economic future unfolded this week, as Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé oversaw the official installation of a new leadership board for the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH), the country’s central banking authority. The new board was formally appointed via a presidential decree issued by the Council of Ministers on August 11, 2026, with the ceremony taking place at Port-au-Prince’s central Antonio André Convention and Documentation Center.
The high-profile gathering drew a wide cross-section of Haiti’s economic and political leadership, including sitting cabinet members, incoming BRH officials, senior banking executives, representatives from the nation’s private business and broader financial sectors, and delegates from international technical and financial partner organizations.
The new acting BRH board includes five core members: Ronald Gabriel will serve as Governor, Guerly Leriche as Deputy Governor, and Florient Jean Mari as Director General, with Michèle Delerme and Edwige Jean filling the remaining board seats.
In his keynote remarks to attendees, Prime Minister Fils-Aimé reiterated the current government’s pledge to steadily rebuild the secure operating environment required for economic activity to restart across the country, with a particular focus on revitalizing Port-au-Prince’s central business district.
The prime minister opened his address by paying tribute to the work of the outgoing BRH board, highlighting tangible progress the central bank has delivered over the past three years in guiding national monetary policy through a period of unprecedented instability.
Looking ahead, Fils-Aimé laid out four clear core priorities for the incoming leadership to advance: cutting rampant inflation down to a single-digit range, shoring up both national financial stability and broader macroeconomic footing, upgrading and reinforcing Haiti’s outdated national payment infrastructure, moving forward with long-planned national financial market expansion, and laying the groundwork for sustained inclusive economic growth.
In closing, the prime minister reaffirmed the Haitian government’s unwavering commitment to three overarching national goals: restoring widespread social peace, rebooting the country’s struggling economy, and building the stable conditions required for a eventual return to full democratic and constitutional governance.