Rabu, 03 Desember 2008

Swiss-IFC SME credit provided U.S. $ 100 million

JAKAKTA (Business): The Government of Switzerland, in cooperation with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) the World Bank Swisscontact business and the BI to develop programs to increase access of SMEs to provide banks with a credit of U.S. $ 100 million. The program will be done by developing the capacity of local banks to provide loans to small and medium enterprises and help SMEs in the credit application process through the preparation of documents to support loan applications.

Swiss Economics Minister Joseph Deiss said the assistance credit of U.S. $ 100 million is allocated for SMEs in Aceh. "In connection with the disaster in Aceh, we will provide credit assistance through IFC, the World Bank, and National Barrk ~ Indonesia. Help for the bank itself, as well as activities to help SMEs," he said after Bambaag received President Susilo Yudhoyono in the presidency building yesterday. In addition, Deiss added, Switzerland will provide an additional form of education and training program for SMEs in Aceh. Education and training programs, he said, will be done by the NGOs from Switzerland, namely Swisscontact.

When prompted about interest rates, Deiss said the amount of interest to the bank that. "This is a private bank in the country. This is based on commercial rules, and we only help promote the-mosikan program." IFC Country Manager German Vegarra add the program through the Swiss authorities will provide credit to U.S. $ 100 million for SMEs, the government also plans to establish units Promoting Enterprise Access to Credit (PEAC). "In Indonesia, IFC increasingly active in helping perkembangkan access to funding, better pay for SMEs, the program shows one of our commitment," he said yesterday after signing of MoU.

PEAC units, he explained, trying to mem-facilitating the relationship between the occurrence of Business Development Services Providers, SMEs, and the Bank are commercial. This will be implemented by Swisscontact, IFC-PENSA (Program for Eastern Indonesia SME Assitance) with the BI. PEAC main goal is to increase the number of applications from the credit quality of SMEs. PEAC will have five functions a.l. identify the needs of documentation from the banks related to credit applications, and the selection of providers that have the potential to help SMEs meet the requirements. After one year, standing facilities PEAC will become a private company should be able to find their own income in the fund operational expenses.

This program will also involve about five commercial banks in Indonesia. Bank of participating in this program will be determined based on the evaluation and decision from the IFC. The technical assistance will be provided by the IFC to the bank, the participants of this program al the form of loan modification procedures, improvement of marketing, training related to the financing of SMEs and information technology support tailored to the needs of the bank. Meanwhile, Bank Indonesia Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah on the same opportunity to the implementation of the agreement will reduce the funding gap for SMEs. "Financial support, technical assistance, and incentives for banks which focus on the financing included in this agreement will ultimately provide more pendaan given directly to the SMEs through the PEAC."

source: www.damandiri.or.id/detail.php?id=272

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