The SME Foundation has announced a plan to distribute more than Tk 450 million in loans to micro, small, and medium entrepreneurs across Bangladesh. The loans will be provided under the foundation’s revolving fund through its Credit Wholesaling Program at an 8 percent interest rate. A separate facility, supported by the International Labour Organization, will offer returning migrants loans via the Employment Bank at a 7 percent rate. Agreements were signed in Dhaka with Mutual Trust Bank, Dhaka Bank, and Employment Bank to implement the initiative.
According to the foundation, loans up to Tk 1 million will require no collateral, with repayment periods of up to four years and a six-month grace period. Priority will be given to women, SME clusters, manufacturing, export-oriented and import-substitute industries, IT-based entrepreneurs, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, third-gender entrepreneurs, climate-vulnerable businesses, and returning migrants. At least 25 percent of funds will go to women entrepreneurs and 20 percent to SME clusters.
The SME Foundation stated that loan distribution and recovery will be closely monitored to ensure funds reach genuine entrepreneurs. Since its inception, the foundation has disbursed over Tk 12.5 billion to around 13,000 entrepreneurs under this program.
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