{"id":30380,"date":"2023-08-29T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T08:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espa.io\/delfi-guarantee-fund-the-application-platform-is-now-open\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T08:00:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T08:00:49","slug":"delfi-guarantee-fund-the-application-platform-is-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/delfi-guarantee-fund-the-application-platform-is-now-open\/","title":{"rendered":"DeLFI Guarantee Fund: the application platform is now open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/tameio-eggyodosias-delfi-anoikse-i-platforma-ypovolis-aitiseon-1024x700.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>The <strong>opportunity to apply for<\/strong> the <strong>DeLFI Guarantee Fund online on HDB&#8217;s KYC platform<\/strong><strong>started<\/strong> from Monday, August 28, 2023.<\/p>\n\n<p>The platform <strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.gr\/upourgeia\/upourgeio-psephiakes-diakuberneses\/psephiakes-diakuberneses\/kyc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Know your Customer (KYC)<\/a>\n<\/strong> by <strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/hdb.gr\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">HDB<\/a>\n<\/strong> allows interested parties to express their interest <strong>with a single application<\/strong> and &#8211; if they are eligible &#8211; <strong>their application for funding can be made available<\/strong> to as many banks as they choose.<\/p>\n\n<p>The <strong>Guarantee Fund &#8220;Development Law Financial Instrument&#8221;<\/strong><strong>(DeLFI<\/strong>) <strong>facilitates the access of small and medium-sized enterprises to financing<\/strong> in order to implement <strong>their approved investment projects<\/strong> <strong>already included in the new Development Law N.4887\/2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Fund <strong>provides guarantees<\/strong> for loans, both medium- and long-term loans of <strong>up to 10 years<\/strong> and short-term loans of <strong>up to 5 years<\/strong> (against the grant without additional guarantees), in order to <strong>speed up the completion of investment projects<\/strong> that have already received an <strong>investment<\/strong> decision.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x3B5;&#x3B3;&#x3B3;&#x3C5;&#x3AE;&#x3C3;&#x3B5;&#x3B9;&#x3C2;-&#x3B1;&#x3C0;&#x3CC;-&#x3C4;&#x3BF;-&#x3C4;&#x3B1;&#x3BC;&#x3B5;&#x3AF;&#x3BF;-&#x3B5;&#x3B3;&#x3B3;&#x3C5;&#x3BF;&#x3B4;&#x3BF;&#x3C3;&#x3AF;&#x3B1;&#x3C2;-delfi\"><strong>Guarantees from the DeLFI Guarantee Fund<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>DeLFI provides a guarantee of 80% per loan<\/strong>, while further facilitating businesses by <strong>limiting the amount of any additional coll<\/strong> ateral required from businesses for <strong>medium to long-term loans with a guarantee of up to 40% of the loan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong> DeLFI<\/strong> has the  <strong>the possibility of providing a guarantee for new loans of up to EUR 500 million euros<\/strong>, with the possibility of increasing its budget if the available resources are exhausted.<\/p>\n\n<p>The <strong>amount of the loan ranges from 50,000 euros to 10,000,000 euros<\/strong> and is a function of the financing scheme of the investment included in the new Development Law.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x3BD;&#x3AD;&#x3BF;-&#x3C7;&#x3C1;&#x3B7;&#x3BC;&#x3B1;&#x3C4;&#x3BF;&#x3B4;&#x3BF;&#x3C4;&#x3B9;&#x3BA;&#x3CC;-&#x3B5;&#x3C1;&#x3B3;&#x3B1;&#x3BB;&#x3B5;&#x3AF;&#x3BF;\"><strong>New financial instrument<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>&#8220;Our goal in the <strong>new Development Law 4887\/2022<\/strong> is for <strong>investments to proceed quickly<\/strong> in order to have the maximum growth footprint in the Greek economy. In this direction, we give, for  <strong>for the first time, the possibility for <a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/category_of_beneficiary\/businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">small and medium-sized enterprises<\/a> that are included in a Development Law<\/strong>  to secure on favourable terms,  <strong>quickly and without bureaucracy<\/strong>  the funds needed to  <strong>implement their investment plans within the timeframes<\/strong>  achieving their goals&#8221;, stressed the Minister of Development, Kostas Skrekas, and added: &#8220;The innovative Know Your Customer platform and the new financial instrument through the Development Law Financial Instrument Guarantee Fund of the Hellenic Development Bank are  <strong>another link in the chain of measures to support small and medium-sized enterprises<\/strong>  by the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis. We are moving forward with vision, plan and will to support businesses even more effectively as drivers for the <strong>growth of the Greek economy, the creation of new jobs and the increase of national income<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p>For his part, the Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance, Nikos Papathanasis, stressed that today &#8220;<strong>the planning of the previous ones is being put into practice<\/strong>, that we are putting into operation the DeLFI guarantee program, maximizing the potential of the Development Law. Our government has proven to be a supporter of small and medium-sized entrepreneurship and will continue to provide <strong>all the necessary tools to promote the growth, competitiveness and extroversion of domestic businesses<\/strong> to increase investment and create new jobs for all.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00abThe <strong>Hellenic Development Bank-HDB<\/strong> supports the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises and <strong>supports the implementation of the investment projects of companies under the new Development Law<\/strong>. It is worth noting that <strong>DeLFI<\/strong> &#8216;s funds come from the repayments of the <strong>Entrepreneurship Fund I (EIFI I<\/strong>)&#8221;, emphasized <strong>HDB<\/strong>&#8216;s Managing Director, Athina Hadjipetrou. Ms Hadjipetrou also noted that: &#8220;This highlights the <strong>importance of the operation of the financial instruments as a &#8216;revolving mechanism&#8217; of financing<\/strong> with a multiple positive impact on the economy, as <strong>NSRF 2007\/13 resources, after having financed a significant number of businesses, are again returned to the market to support new businesses<\/strong>.  <strong>The leverage ratio on this product is 5<\/strong>. At HDB, we continue to facilitate and provide impetus for the further <strong>development and strengthening of Greek entrepreneurship<\/strong> with speed, transparency and a high absorption rate of our programmes.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opportunity to apply for the DeLFI Guarantee Fund online on HDB&#8217;s KYC platformstarted from Monday, August 28, 2023. 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