According to the company’s press service, small and medium-sized businesses in new regions attracted 670 million rubles of bank financing in the first half of 2024 thanks to the “umbrella” guarantees of SME Corporation.
As the General Director of SME Corporation Alexander Isaevich said, a total of 216 contracts were signed in the new regions.
“In the DPR, 105 contracts were signed for 379 million rubles, in the LPR – 67 for 216 million rubles, in the Zaporozhye region – 31 for 50 million rubles, and in the Kherson region – 13 for 25 million rubles,” he said.
Isaevich noted that businesses mostly apply for loans to develop production.
He added that in the industrial structure, umbrella-guaranteed loans are mostly taken by SMEs in the fields of trade, auto repair and agriculture, transportation and storage of goods, manufacturing and construction.
Let us remind you that the SME Agency’s “umbrella” guarantees cover up to 50% of the bank loan amount, allowing the entrepreneur to get a loan even without the necessary collateral. The amount of the “umbrella” loan is up to 50 million rubles, and is provided at a preferential rate of up to 10% per annum under the subsidy program of the Ministry of Economic Development.
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Source: Gazeta
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