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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Haiti imposes austerity measures as Iran war drives up oil prices and disrupts supplies

Haiti Daily Life - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All right reserved)

Haiti’s government announced new austerity measures on Tuesday as the war in Iran disrupts critical oil supplies and drives up prices worldwide.

Officials in the troubled Caribbean country imposed a ban on the purchase of any new vehicles, will reduce fuel expenditures for public institutions and said that foreign travel will be limited to essential missions authorized by the prime minister.

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