April 9 (SeeNews) - State-owned Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) is launching a lending programme with an initial budget of 30 million euro to support the operating lease of assets to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), BDB said on Tuesday.
Long-term credit lines will be provided to companies providing assets to Bulgarian-based SMEs under operating lease in order to ensure improved access to leasing services for the businesses of SMEs, BDB said in a statement.
On-lending partners are required to target resources to SMEs, offering them financial advantages and discounts in operating lease deals, the bank said.
The maximum financing available to each on-lending partner is set at 3 million euro, while the interest rate is set at three-month EURIBOR plus up to 4 percentage points per year.
The maximum term for repayment of the BDB loans is 10 years.
Leasing companies may apply for financing under the programme until April 30.