Loan guarantees ensure credit

(20-04-2009)

HA NOI — Small- and medium-sized enterprises will have access to loans guaranteed by the Bank of Development of Viet Nam for building worker housing and other approved purposes, under an amended Government decision.

Newly revised provisions in Decision 14/2009/QD-TTg, initially approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on January 21, aim to ensure enterprises with charter capital of less than VND20 billion or which employ fewer than 1,000 workers access to credit at commercial banks for such purposes as building housing for low-income workers and students, as well as cemetaries.

Loan guarantees would be revocable if loan proceeds were used for other than approved purposes.

All qualifying enterprises with overdue debts and which have been denied credit would now be ensured access to loans for investment projects if they have committed to paying off their overdue debts. — VNS

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