#81: Are there new banks being started? (fwd)

[Robert Corbett <bcorbett@netcom.com>]

From: Marc Villain <mvillain@bellsouth.net>

"La Banque Haitienne de Development" is a newly chartered bank whose
shareholders are primiraly "cooperatives banks" operating throughout
Haiti.  Its president is Mr. Randolph Voyard and the bank is
headquartered at 20, Rue Lamartiniere in Port-au-Prince (Ph:
509.245.4422).  BHD works closely with "le Centre International du
Credit Mutuel" which is the 5th largest commercial bank in France and
like BHD is also owned by "cooperatives".  The bank offers various
credit products targeting start-ups and existing businesses in the
construction trade, arts and crafts, agro-business, transportation and
textile.

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