* Program Industries
- Manufacturing
- Hotels Industry/Balneological Resorts
- Tourism Services
- Agrotourism Industry
- Ecotourism Industry
* For loans issued by commercial banks/leasing companies
- Within the framework of the loan, the Agency subsidizes the loan interest rate by the national refinancing rate minus 5% for the full term of the loan and in case of leasing - the national refinancing rate minus 3%
- Within the framework of the loan, the Agency guarantees no more than 80% of the loan principal amount for a maximum period of 10 years;
- The minimum loan/leasing amount is 50,000 GEL, and the maximum is 10,000,000 GEL;
- At least 50% of the loan should be used for capital expenses and not more than 50% for working/operational capital.
- Full utilization of the subject of loan/leasing should be done within 2 years after confirmation of the subject of loan/leasing.
* Program conditions
*Exceptions
Applies to all program directions
- It is not allowed to repair and purchase vehicles, except:
- The vehicles that are directly involved in the production/service process on the territory of the enterprise;
- Facilities used in the travel, agro, and eco-tourism industries which are classified as tourist attractions, including air and watercraft.
- 49.41.0 Truck road transport; 49.42.0 shipping services; 52.21.0 land transport related services; 52.22.0 services related to water transport; 52.23.0 services related to air transport; 52.24.0 cargo loading-unloading;53.10.0 postal activities with universal service obligation; 53.20.0 Other postal and courier services - within the scope of these economic activities, only if the cost of purchase/repair of these vehicles (except for light vehicles defined in accordance with the Law of Georgia "On Road Traffic") equals the total cost of the loan/leasing project approved within the program not more than 30%.
Pilot Regions:
Imereti, Guria, Kakheti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Lower Svaneti.
The grant component can only by used by the existing Business Universal program beneficiaries
- If the minimum loan/leasing amount is 50,000 GEL, and the maximum is 1,500,000 GEL and it is implemented in the following pilot regions – Imereti, Kakheti, Guria, Racha-Letshkhumi – Kvemo Svaneti:
- The beneficiary will be able to get 10%, not more than 300,000 GEL, of a loan/lease approved by a commercial bank/leasing company, if the their economic activity is listed in Appendix N1.
Or
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- The beneficiary will be able to get 20%, not more than 300,000 GEL, of a loan/lease approved by a commercial bank/leasing company, if the their economic activity is listed in Appendix N9.
- If the approved loan/lease amount ranges from 50,000 GEL to 10,000,000 GEL and is not implemented in a pilot region, including Tbilisi:
- The beneficiary will be able to get 15%, not more than 500,000 GEL, of a loan/lease approved by a commercial bank/leasing company, if the their economic activity is listed in Appendix N9.
Grant Reception: The beneficiary can submit a grant application after utilizing at least 50% of the loan/lease, along with an audit document proving the targeted use of the loan/lease. In addition, submission of the grant application to the agency is allowed no later than three years after the loan/leasing was issued.
Note: The Agency will pay the cost(s) not more than twice, based on the grant application(s) received. Payment can happen either partially (after utilizing at least 50% of the loan/lease) or fully (after fully utilizing the loan/lease). The beneficiary’s grant will be paid in 30 calendar days after the submission of an application. It should be noted that the audit document has to clearly demonstrate the following: The conducted audit confirms that the loan/lease amount was spent in accordance with the targeting and economic activity(ies) from NACE2 indicated in the agreement signed with the commercial bank/leasing company.