Food is available. Basic foods are fully available in the major cities. While much is imported, there appeared to be no shortage, so long as one can pay. During the week we were in Bosaso, bananas were just beginning to appear from the Lower Shabelle farms in the south. While it was not exactly clear how they were being shipped, it appeared that they were coming up by truck rather than by sea.
Financial transfers are possible.
The banking sector was active, in Mogadishu especially, but also in Bosaso. Because there is no official currency, the banks play little role in formal exchanges from dollars to local shillings. Instead, they deal largely in U.S. dollars. Working mostly through telecommunications facilities, the banking transfers, loans, and letters of credit are facilitated through intermediary banks, usually in the Gulf. Telephone and communication systems are operating, as well as computers.