For several days, priority is given to retirees who come to collect their pensions in cash. They are not waiting in line only to receive their pensions. They are also waiting for the condition that must exist before the bank can begin operating: electricity. “I arrived today before 8:00 a.m. because if I can’t collect my pension today, I’ll have to come back tomorrow,” one woman waiting in line told me. Every day they are unable to collect their pension means rearranging their expenses and starting the waiting process all over again.