The Ministry of Finance has entered into a loan agreement with the ADB to obtain the loan and the Ministry will implement a Line of Credit to grant the SMEs loan facilities.
Loans will be granted to launch an enterprise or to expand an existing enterprise subject to a maximum of Rs. 50 million and a repayment period of 10 years.
Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake made the proposal to implement the loan scheme and enter into agreements with Participatory Financial Institutions.