Status of Financing and Guarantees for MSME: Haiti
27 de abril de 2017
Fuente:
http://www.sela.org/en/events/2017/04/financing-and-guarantees-for-msmes/agenda/
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.
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