{"id":6998,"date":"2022-11-07T12:27:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T12:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-espa.summerize.io\/recovery-fund-at-0-35-the-minimum-interest-rate-for-granted-loans\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T12:23:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T12:23:35","slug":"recovery-fund-at-0-35-the-minimum-interest-rate-for-granted-loans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/recovery-fund-at-0-35-the-minimum-interest-rate-for-granted-loans\/","title":{"rendered":"Recovery Fund: At 0.35% the minimum interest rate for granted loans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tameio-anakampsis-sto-0-35-to-elahisto-epitokio-gia-ta-horigoumena-daneia-1024x570.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>Fixed, <strong>at a rate of 0.35% is set the minimum interest rate for granting loans<\/strong>, from the <strong>Recovery and Resilience Fund<\/strong> &#8220;Greece 2.0&#8221;, by decision of the Minister of Finance, Mr. Christos Staikouras and the competent Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr. Thodorou Skylakakis, published in the Government Gazette.<\/p>\n\n<p>As stated in the announcement, <strong>the specific condition, in relation to the interest rate<\/strong>, applies to <strong>all loan contracts<\/strong> concluded <strong>between the banks<\/strong> <strong>participating<\/strong> in the <strong>Program and the beneficiary investors<\/strong>. It is clarified that the <strong>interest<\/strong> <strong>rate<\/strong> may, as the case <strong>be higher.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>So far, the following credit institutions participate in the lending arm of <strong>&#8220;Greece 2.0&#8221;:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/european-union.europa.eu\/institutions-law-budget\/institutions-and-bodies\/search-all-eu-institutions-and-bodies\/european-investment-bank-eib_el\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">European Investment Bank<\/a> (EIB)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EL\/TXT\/?uri=LEGISSUM:ebrd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">European Bank for Reconstruction and Development<\/a> (EBRD)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>National Bank of Greece<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Piraeus Bank<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alpha Bank, Eurobank<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Optima Bank<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pancretan Bank<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Soon, a <strong>new call for expressions of interest<\/strong> to participate in the <strong>Recovery and Resilience Fund of more banks<\/strong> is expected to be issued.<\/p>\n\n<p>It is recalled that in a previous decision of the Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr. Thodoros Skylakakis \u2013 effective from December 2021 \u2013 <strong>the criteria for evaluating<\/strong> the eligibility <strong>of investment projects<\/strong>, financed with loans from the <strong>Recovery and Resilience Fund &#8220;Greece 2.0&#8221;, have been determined.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>In particular, <strong>the amount of the financing of the investment plan<\/strong>, from the loan of the <strong>Recovery Fund<\/strong>, <strong>is calculated<\/strong> according to the <strong>existence of a budget of eligible investment<\/strong> <strong>costs<\/strong> in the <strong>five pillars<\/strong> of the loan arm of <strong>&#8220;Greece 2.0&#8221;<\/strong>, as well as the coverage of specific criteria per pillar:<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x3C0;&#x3C1;&#x3AC;&#x3C3;&#x3B9;&#x3BD;&#x3B7;-&#x3BC;&#x3B5;&#x3C4;&#x3AC;&#x3B2;&#x3B1;&#x3C3;&#x3B7;\"><strong>Green transition<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>The budget for green <strong>transition investments<\/strong>, which contribute <strong>to the green<\/strong> <strong>goals<\/strong> (green tagging) of the <strong>National Recovery and Resilience Plan<\/strong> (NRSP), must amount to <strong>at least 20% of the total budget of the investment plan.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x3C8;&#x3B7;&#x3C6;&#x3B9;&#x3B1;&#x3BA;&#x3CC;&#x3C2;-&#x3BC;&#x3B5;&#x3C4;&#x3B1;&#x3C3;&#x3C7;&#x3B7;&#x3BC;&#x3B1;&#x3C4;&#x3B9;&#x3C3;&#x3BC;&#x3CC;&#x3C2;\"><strong>Digital transformation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>The budget for <strong>digital transformation investments<\/strong>, which contribute to the digital goals (digital tagging) of ESAA, must be <strong>at least 10% of the total budget of the investment plan.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x3BA;&#x3B1;&#x3B9;&#x3BD;&#x3BF;&#x3C4;&#x3BF;&#x3BC;&#x3AF;&#x3B1;-&#x3AD;&#x3C1;&#x3B5;&#x3C5;&#x3BD;&#x3B1;-&#x3B1;&#x3BD;&#x3AC;&#x3C0;&#x3C4;&#x3C5;&#x3BE;&#x3B7;\"><strong>Innovation, research &amp; development<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>The eligibility of <strong>at least one of the innovation &#8211; research<\/strong> <strong>&amp; development indicators<\/strong>, as specified in the Ministerial Decision, must be met. At the same time, the minimum investment budget in this <strong>&#8220;triptych&#8221;<\/strong> must amount to <strong>at least 10% of the total budget of the investment plan.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x3B1;&#x3BD;&#x3AC;&#x3C0;&#x3C4;&#x3C5;&#x3BE;&#x3B7;-&#x3BF;&#x3B9;&#x3BA;&#x3BF;&#x3BD;&#x3BF;&#x3BC;&#x3B9;&#x3CE;&#x3BD;-&#x3BA;&#x3BB;&#x3AF;&#x3BC;&#x3B1;&#x3BA;&#x3B1;&#x3C2;-&#x3BC;&#x3AD;&#x3C3;&#x3C9;-&#x3C3;&#x3C5;&#x3BD;&#x3B5;&#x3C1;&#x3B3;&#x3B1;&#x3C3;&#x3B9;&#x3CE;&#x3BD;-&#x3B5;&#x3BE;&#x3B1;&#x3B3;&#x3BF;&#x3C1;&#x3CE;&#x3BD;-&#x3BA;&#x3B1;&#x3B9;-&#x3C3;&#x3C5;&#x3B3;&#x3C7;&#x3C9;&#x3BD;&#x3B5;&#x3CD;&#x3C3;&#x3B5;&#x3C9;&#x3BD;-&#x3C4;&#x3B1;&#x3BC;&#x3B5;&#x3AF;&#x3BF;-&#x3B1;&#x3BD;&#x3AC;&#x3BA;&#x3B1;&#x3BC;&#x3C8;&#x3B7;&#x3C2;\"><strong>Developing economies of scale through partnerships, acquisitions and mergers Recovery Fund<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>It concerns an existing or new partnership or the creation of a <strong>new scheme<\/strong>, which <strong>will result from an acquisition\/merger.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>In <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/business_type\/established-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">existing<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/business_type\/new-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new partnerships<\/a><\/strong>, <strong>at least 20% of the eligible costs<\/strong> of the i<strong>nvestment plan<\/strong> relate to the investment costs made <strong>in accordance with the partnership agreement.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>In cases <strong>mergers and acquisitions<\/strong>, the <strong>average total turnover<\/strong> of the legal entities, at group level, participating in the merger or acquisition in the previous three years <strong>is greater, by at least 50% of turnover<\/strong> of the legal entity, at group level, <strong>with the highest average turnover among legal entities,<\/strong> at group level, participating in the acquisition or merger during the same period.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x3B5;&#x3BE;&#x3C9;&#x3C3;&#x3C4;&#x3C1;&#x3AD;&#x3C6;&#x3B5;&#x3B9;&#x3B1;\"><strong>Extroversion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>The eligibility of investment projects is determined by the existence, alternatively:<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>a. Average investor&#8217;s existing export activity, at least 15% of its turnover. The investor&#8217;s three-year financial data is examined, alternatively the share of the turnover, which is carried out by foreign credit cards or remittances.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>b. Minimum export budget of the investment plan, at least 15% of the projected total revenue of the investment plan (sustainability study).<\/strong><br\/><strong>Independently, the investment projects of tourist accommodation, investments of complex tourist accommodation, as well as complexes of tourist houses that include at least 5 independent tourist houses are eligible.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x3B5;&#x3C0;&#x3B9;&#x3BB;&#x3AD;&#x3BE;&#x3B9;&#x3BC;&#x3B5;&#x3C2;-&#x3B4;&#x3B1;&#x3C0;&#x3AC;&#x3BD;&#x3B5;&#x3C2;-&#x3B1;&#x3C0;&#x3CC;-&#x3C4;&#x3BF;-&#x3C4;&#x3B1;&#x3BC;&#x3B5;&#x3AF;&#x3BF;-&#x3B1;&#x3BD;&#x3AC;&#x3BA;&#x3B1;&#x3BC;&#x3C8;&#x3B7;&#x3C2;\"><strong>Eligible expenditure from the Recovery Fund<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>As regards the eligible costs of the investment projects financed with loans from the <strong>Recovery and Resilience Fund<\/strong>, they include <strong>those incurred within the Greek territory and relate to the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>a. Stadiums purchase, stadiums use (depreciation\/leases), stadium configuration.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>b. Buildings purchase\/construction, buildings use (depreciation\/leases).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>c. Equipment purchase\/construction, equipment use (depreciation\/lease).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>d. Means of transport purchased, means of transport used (depreciation\/lease).<\/strong><br\/><strong>e. Intangible purchase\/construction, intangible use (depreciation\/subscriptions).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>f. Payroll linked to the investment plan.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>G. Transport\/invoices.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>H. Third party services.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>I. Consumables<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>J. Operational (communication, energy, maintenance, leases, administration costs, insurance, etc.).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>K. Cost of funds.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>L. Working capital (operating expenses, expenses related to the transaction circuit of the business, VAT, etc.).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>M. Promotion and communication expenses (marketing).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>The purchase of a pitch is eligible,<\/strong> as long as it is intertwined with the investment plan and d<strong>oes not exceed 30% of the eligible costs<\/strong> of the investment plan.<\/p>\n\n<p>The sum of working capital and <strong>promotion and communication costs<\/strong> <strong>cannot exceed 30% of the eligible costs of the investment project.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>In any case, <strong>credit institutions may grant additional loans<\/strong>, in excess of the <strong>co-financing loan rate<\/strong>, in order to <strong>cover ineligible costs of the investment project.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x3BC;&#x3B7;-&#x3B5;&#x3C0;&#x3B9;&#x3BB;&#x3AD;&#x3BE;&#x3B9;&#x3BC;&#x3B5;&#x3C2;-&#x3B4;&#x3C1;&#x3B1;&#x3C3;&#x3C4;&#x3B7;&#x3C1;&#x3B9;&#x3CC;&#x3C4;&#x3B7;&#x3C4;&#x3B5;&#x3C2;-&#x3C4;&#x3B1;&#x3BC;&#x3B5;&#x3AF;&#x3BF;-&#x3B1;&#x3BD;&#x3AC;&#x3BA;&#x3B1;&#x3BC;&#x3C8;&#x3B7;&#x3C2;\"><strong>Recovery Fund ineligible activities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>Loans from the <strong>Recovery Fund<\/strong> are excluded for:<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>a. .Activities prohibited by applicable national legislation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>b. 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