GERMAN SPARKASSENSTIFTUNG FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION (DSIK)

German Sparkassenstiftung for International Cooperation (DSIK) The Sparkassen were set up in Germany over 200 years ago as microfinance institutions for low-income earners. Since then, they have grown into one of the largest financial groups in the world – one that successfully combines outstanding professionalism with a strong social mandate. Tasked with sharing this successful model with developing countries and emerging economies, German Sparkassenstiftung for International Cooperation (DSIK) is bringing financial services to the people who live there. Ultimately, this is intended to help them become more prosperous and establish stable economic structures of their own. DSIK assists local financial institutions to manage their businesses in keeping with commercial principles while fulfilling their social responsibilities. DSIK’s goal is to assist its partner institutions to become more professional and therefore able to give their customers permanent access to financial services. Th...