(2026-03) Haiti: Technical Assistance Report - Improving Public Investment Management in Times of Fragility
Summary — This technical assistance report evaluates Haiti's public investment management (PIM) reforms, building on 2022 PIMA and C-PIMA assessments. It identifies limited progress due to security and political instability, proposing priority actions to strengthen project evaluation, multi-year budgeting, treasury management, and digitalization. The report emphasizes adapting procedures to address capacity weaknesses and climate risks.
Key Findings
- Limited progress in PIM reforms due to security and political instability.
- Weak institutional capacities and staff retention.
- Inadequate ex-ante project evaluation, selection, and climate risk integration.
- Lack of multi-year budgeting and predictable financing for projects.
- Fragmented and non-interoperable information systems for PIM.
Full Description
Haitian authorities are continuing public investment management (PIM) reforms despite significant security and political challenges. This mission evaluated the implementation of recommendations from the 2022 PIMA and Climate-PIMA assessments, proposing tailored priority actions to strengthen PIM in Haiti. Key findings indicate limited progress in most reform areas, with some advancements in treasury management, particularly the expansion of the Single Treasury Account (CUT) and the operationalization of the Treasury Committee. However, significant weaknesses persist in institutional capacity, project evaluation and selection (especially regarding climate risks), multi-year budgeting, and the digitalization of PIM processes.
The report proposes a set of pragmatic, modular, and highly prioritized recommendations adapted to Haiti's fragile context. These include strengthening administrative resilience and staff retention, systematizing project evaluation with a focus on climate risks and establishing a study fund, transitioning to a multi-year public investment plan (PTIP) with commitment and payment authorizations, expanding the CUT, implementing quarterly physical and financial project execution reports, and enhancing the interoperability of information systems. Successful implementation requires strong government involvement, inter-institutional coordination, and sustained technical support from development partners.