15.11.2017 16:17
YEREVAN, November 15. /ARKA/. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing $6 million in loans and $200,000 in technical assistance grants to FINCA, one of the leading credit organizations in the country, to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) and farmers, helping them to raise income levels and employment, the press office of the Asian Development Bank reported on Tuesday.
“Low access to finance is a significant problem in Armenia,” the ADB says in its press release. “Only 18% of adults aged 15 and above have a bank account and out of the 130,000 small and medium-sized enterprises only 50% have access to finance, and this figure increases to 60%–70% in rural areas.”
ADB’s financing package will allow FINCA to provide long-term funds to clients. ADB’s funding will be used to support underserved populations, with up to 75% of ADB’s funding destined for MSMEs outside of Yerevan, and up to 70% used to onlend to agricultural borrowers.
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