STATUS OF FINANCING AND GUARANTEES FOR MSME: HAITI

27 abril 2017

Fuente: http://www.sela.org/en/events/2017/04/financing-and-guarantees-for-msmes/agenda/

"Regional Meeting on Innovative Mechanisms for Financing and Guarantees for MSMEs in Latin America and the Caribbean“.

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, April 19 – 21, 2017

SESSION I. CARIBBEAN PANEL: STATUS OF FINANCING AND GUARANTEES FOR MSMEs IN CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES. RECOMENDATIONS BASED ON BEST PRACTICES

Status of Financing and Guarantees for MSME: Haiti. 

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Presentation of Jempsy Fils-Aime. Ministry of Trade and Industry of Haiti. Photo Credits: MICM Dominican Republic.

 

Content:

Economic situation in Haiti:

• GDP/capita US$820 for Haiti and US$6,500 for Dominican Republic (2015)

• GDP growth was 7% in Dominican Republic and 1.2% for Haiti (2015)

• Inflation rate is about 14% in Haiti (2017)

• Haitian economy is dominated by informal MSMEs

• Informal MSMEs provides more than 80% of the jobs in the country 

The role of MSME in the economy

• Economic role

• MSMEs sector provides more than 80% of the jobs and contributes to more than 50% of the GDP

• Social role

• Enterprises are family-owned

• Microenterprises are women-led providing income for education and health care 

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