According to the Central Directorate of the Bank of Russia for the Central Federal District, entrepreneurs of the Moscow Region have received loans worth 6.8 billion rubles since the beginning of the new conditions for preferential lending programs.

For business, the updated programs of preferential revolving and investment loans have been working since mid-July of this year.

By the beginning of December, loans worth 7.4 billion rubles were approved under the preferential revolving lending program for businessmen of the Moscow Region. Entrepreneurs in Moscow have already received loans in the amount of 3.1 billion rubles under this program, and the Moscow Region — 0.6 billion rubles.

Also, during the period of validity of the new conditions under the investment lending program, entrepreneurs in Moscow and the Moscow Region received approval of loans for 21.9 billion rubles. Representatives of SMEs, including sole proprietors, have already received loans under the investment program for 9.5 billion rubles in Moscow, in the Moscow Region – for 6.2 billion rubles.

As they explained in the Central Directorate of the Bank of Russia for the Central Federal District, since November 16th of 2022, changes have been made to the program aimed at the development of small businesses. Namely, excisable OKVED for loans up to 50 million rubles have been added. Shops, gas stations, etc. can participate in the program, as well as expanded lending goals – added other purposes related either to the implementation or development of entrepreneurial activity- up to 50 million rubles.