The SME Corporation provided 60 billion roubles to partner banks in the form of " zone-based " sponsorships for small and medium-sized businesses in the third quarter of 2024. This would allow entrepreneurs to attract at least 120 billion credit roubles, and the Director-General of the ICP Corporation, Alexander Isaevich, reported.

The SME Corporation has given partner banks a new limit of its ozone sponsorship to the third quarter of this year. They totalled 60 billion roubles, which, with a coverage of up to 50 per cent, would enable small and medium-sized businesses to obtain at least 120 billion roubles in banks, Alexander Isaevich noted. - At the same time, out of a total of 10 billion roubles earmarked by the " umbrella " , as requested by entrepreneurs, will be sent to provide loans up to 3 million roubles. "

The ICP Corporation ' s sponsorship limit in the third quarter is distributed to partner banks that will lend to small and medium-sized businesses. These include Sberbank, Alpha Bank, Promslinkbank, WTB, Sowcombank, Tincoff Bank, St Petersburg Bank, Levobérage Bank and Absolut Bank. In the third quarter, the SME Corporation ' s " umbrella " sponsorships will be supported by 18 banks, including those with previously allocated limits. This is RNCB, SME Bank, AK Bars, Zenit, Rosbank, Genbank, Uralsib, GPB and DOM. RF Bank.

Small and medium-sized businesses may also contact regional banks with " zone-based " sponsorships: " Centr-invest " , " Cuban credit " , Finsta Bank, Khlan East Bank, Union Joint Bank, Celindbank, SGB, Novicombank, YuG-Investbank, " Bank "

The " umbrella " sponsorship is a dominance tool that helps the business to address the lack or lack of collateral when applying to banks for financing. By covering up to 50 per cent of the credit, sponsorship enables entrepreneurs to successfully lend themselves to the partners of the SME Corporation. These are both large federal and regional banks, which allow business to use ozone sponsorship even in any part of our country, added Alexander Isaevich.

We recall that the " zone-based " sponsorship mechanism was launched on behalf of President Vladimir Putin in 2021. It is being implemented within the framework of the Mala and Middle Entrepreneurship Project. The sponsorships provide up to 50 per cent of the credit, they can reach 1 billion roubles with credits up to 15 years.