In Sevastopol, the limit of the investment lending program for small and medium-sized businesses was doubled

CrimeaPRESS reports:

Representatives of small and medium-sized businesses before the end of the year can get a loan for investment purposes at 4% and 2.5% per annum, respectively. At the same time, the limit of the preferential investment lending program common to all regions of the Russian Federation was doubled to 100 billion rubles. In Sevastopol, this program is being implemented within the framework of the national project «Small and Medium Entrepreneurship».

Previously, the program was aimed at supporting three industries: manufacturing, transportation and storage, and hotels. Now more priority sectors have been added for combining preferential lending programs: these are professional, scientific and technical activities, as well as activities in the field of architecture and engineering and technical testing , — said Tatyana Ilyushnikova, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.

The joint program of the SME Corporation, the Bank of Russia and the Ministry of Economic Development has been operating in Sevastopol since 2022 year. During this time, the business benefited from support in the amount of million rubles. RNKB Bank, GENBANK, Promsvyazbank participate in the implementation of the program.

In addition, the program to stimulate lending by the Bank of Russia and the SME Corporation will continue. Within its framework, in the 2023 year, the possibility of lending to businesses engaged in excisable activities or mining operations will remain, but only for an amount up to million rubles. The total limit of the program is billion rubles. In Sevastopol last year, businesses managed to attract concessional loan financing for investment purposes in the amount of 4 million rubles.

Business representatives are helped to structure investment projects and establish interaction with banks at the Investment Lending Support Center. It is created by SME Corporation. As Alexander Isaevich, General Director of the corporation, noted, this year on the basis of the center they will help on a turnkey basis to package investment projects from 50 million rubles and accompany them until a loan is received.

In Sevastopol, within the framework of the national project «Small and Medium Enterprises», programs of concessional lending through the Microfinance Fund have also been launched. Small and medium-sized businesses can get a loan of up to 5 million rubles at a rate of 2 to 6% per annum. At the same time, collateral obligations can be issued with the participation of the Sevastopol Guarantee Fund at a rate of 0.5 to 1.%. Only for 2022 year a 193 microloan was issued in the amount of 530, 1 million rubles. rubles.

According to the materials of the Government of Sevastopol.