[I]t’s essential that banks pay attention to people in need of resource. In this regard, Bank Republic is involved in micro-lending activities in favour of very small businesses...said Gilbert Hie, CEO of Bank Republic, Societe Generale Group...one of the leading banks in Georgia...CSR is also about not doing things which are socially unwelcome. Bank Republic does not lend to industries linked to weapons, arms, drugs, or pollution. We are against the financing of old or used cars imported illegally because of their danger on the roads and increased risk of accidents...