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Goals: To develop and promote existing small and micro
enterprises, to raise the income of SMEs, to help the transformation of SMEs
from informal to formal, and contribute to solving the problems of unemployment.
Objectives and Principles:
-To
provide credit, training and technical assistance to SMEs in
Alexandria, Kafr El-Sheikh and other potential provinces of Egypt.
-To provide short-term loans for working
capital initially and later move to longer term fixed asset lending .
-To use local banks for loan disbursement .
-To be managed from a private sector perspective in tune with the problems
faced.
-To be business driven and ensure self-sufficiency
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-To charge borrowers appropriate commercial interest rates.
-To ensure the size of loan is appropriate
for the type of business and is disbursed at the right time.
-To encourage the strongest enterprises graduate to the formal banking sector. |