The Governance Diagnostic (GD) Report is prepared by IMF staff at the request of the
Haitian authorities. Informed by political economy analysis, the GD discusses the nature and severity of
corruption, its relevance to Haiti’s fragility, and its impact on the anti-corruption, anti-money laundering
frameworks and the rule of law (especially judicial integrity). It also discusses governance weaknesses and
corruption vulnerabilities in the fiscal governance and financial sector oversight. These governance
weaknesses and vulnerabilities appear in the context of endemic violence that has undermined the
legitimacy of state institutions. The GD Report proposes a set of time-bound reform measures aimed at
strengthening economic governance, rule of law and reducing corruption vulnerabilities.