Treasury plans Sh100bn SME loans cover entity



Business Daily | by Constant Munda


The Treasury plans to help set up a private sector-led company to de-risk lending to credit-starved small traders after the successful launch of a similar firm for homeowners.

The planned entity, which will take a similar approach as the Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company for home loans, targets to partially cover Sh100 billion in loans extended to cash-strapped micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).

Acting director-general for Budget, Fiscal and Economic Affairs at the Treasury Albert Mwenda said the launch of…

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