Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would also like to thank the two of you for your presentations and for your very interesting comments.
First, I would like to remind you that, ever since the committee has been studying this development issue, the NDP wanted to focus on the private sector. The private sector can play a role in development, especially in terms of accountability and transparency, by making sure that programs reduce poverty in a sustainable way. I feel that we have to keep this aspect in mind because it is crucial so that development actions are constructive and so that they really reach their target, meaning the poor and the poorest of the poor.
My question has to do with the key conditions for the success of microfinance operations. What do you think about that? Have specific challenges or best practices been identified from the Haiti experience? What are they?