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MF Signs Agreement to Support SMEs: 55 Million Swiss Francs for Green and Digital Investments


The Agreement on the Support Measure "Program for Strengthening SMEs through Improved Access to Finance" was signed today by the Ministry of Finance as the National Coordination Unit and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) on the Swiss side, through the Swiss Embassy in Romania.

The program, with a budget of 55,714,286 Swiss francs, will be implemented by the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, as the Program Operator, in partnership with selected banking institutions. The program will run until September 2029, offering a broad horizon for the development and consolidation of the SME sector in Romania.

The main objective of the program is to support Romanian SMEs in the productive sector, with a focus on:
• Facilitating green and digital investments
• Improving environmental footprint
• Maintaining and creating new jobs in the manufacturing industry

The financial support offered within this program consists of a grant of up to 40% (50,000 CHF) of the eligible expenses of the investment plan proposed by an SME and a bank loan on favorable market conditions, representing at least 60% of the investment value. "I am confident that the joint efforts in developing and finalizing the Program design will lead to good and sustainable results at its end, namely at least 800 SMEs will be part of this Program, a minimum of 100 million CHF invested in digital and green technologies will enter the economy, and 800 new jobs will be created," stated Marcel-Ioan Boloș, Minister of Finance.