The Société Générale Haitïenne de Solidarité (SOGESOL) Case

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Author
Boisson, Pierre-Marie
Date issued
May 2007
Subject
Financial Service;
Microbusiness
Country
Haiti
Category
Discussion Papers
This presentation features the case of the Société Générale Haitïenne de Solidarité (SOGESOL) which is a non-Bank Financial Institution whose Institutional mission is to promote Haitian micro-entrepreneurship, to adapt traditional banking services to the micro-entrepreneurs needs, to satisfy the clientele while respecting efficiency and rentability standards. Sogesol has served 23,000 clients with US$50 million disbursed since it was established in August 2000 by its parent company Sogebank, which received IDB grants in 1999.