IMF Confirms Haiti Met All End-2025 Targets Under Staff-Monitored Program

The International Monetary Fund announced on April 6 that Haitian authorities had met all program targets under the Third Review of Haiti's Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) as of end-December 2025. The IMF team led by Division Chief Camilo E. Tovar conducted a virtual review mission from March 23 to April 1, 2026. All quantitative targets were met, including international reserves accumulation, primary budget balance, revenue collection, limits on monetary financing, and social spending floors. The IMF noted reform implementation had 'advanced, although progress has been slower than anticipated in some areas, reflecting challenging security conditions, capacity constraints, and political uncertainty.' Haiti's authorities requested a program extension until June 19, 2027. SMPs are informal agreements intended to build a track record of economic management — a precondition for eventual access to upper credit tranche IMF financing. The confirmation provides a rare positive economic signal amid Haiti's continuing security and humanitarian crisis.