EIF Signs Guarantee Agreement with Belfius Bank supporting €450M of Loans to Start-ups in Belgium

EIF and Belfius Bank have signed a guarantee agreement to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium.

This transaction, signed under the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP), will allow start-up companies to have easier access to finance while also benefiting from substantially reduced collateral requirements.

The CIP guarantee will cover the SME investment loans granted by Belfius Bank to start-ups. The deal is expected to generate a new portfolio of loans worth up to €450m over the next two years.
2,000 Belgian start-up companies are expected to benefit from this transaction, gaining access to loans of up to €500k.

FinSMEs

01/05/2012

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