SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Loan Programme for the Development of Private Small and Medium Businesses
Pursuant to the Conflict of Interest Prevention Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia Nos. 26/11, 12/12, 126/12, 57/15), restrictions are in force on lending to business entities whose ownership interests are owned by public officials and their family members. The provisions of these restrictions are deemed a constituent part of HBOR loan programmes. The full wording of the restrictions can be found at: Restrictions on Lending to State Officials.
Depending on the capabilities of the final borrower in obtaining the right to the award of de minimis aid, loan comes with a general interest rate that is determined at least in the amount of reference or by stimulating the interest rate or the effective interest rate below the reference.
Interest rate is variable based on the Decision of HBOR Managing Board and pursuant to the criteria of the HBOR’s Decision on Interest Rate and the Interest Calculation Regulations.
In the case of loans extended via commercial banks, final borrowers negotiate collateral with their commercial banks.
Those commercial banks that have been included also into the financing under the risk-sharing model SME are marked by acronym RS SME; those that have been included also into the financing under the risk-sharing model are marked by acronym RS.
More detailed information relating to this programme can be obtained at: HBOR, Strossmayerov trg 9, 10000 Zagreb Phone: +385 1 / 4591 666 E-mail: kreditiranje@hbor.hr
1. Final Borrowers
- companies, craftsman, natural persons running their businesses as sole traders
- co-operatives, institutions that operates at least two years
Pursuant to the Conflict of Interest Prevention Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia Nos. 26/11, 12/12, 126/12, 57/15), restrictions are in force on lending to business entities whose ownership interests are owned by public officials and their family members. The provisions of these restrictions are deemed a constituent part of HBOR loan programmes. The full wording of the restrictions can be found at: Restrictions on Lending to State Officials.
2. Purpose of Loans
I. Fixed assets | Tangible assets
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II. Permanent current assets |
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3. Manner of Implementation
- through commercial banks
- direct lending
- risk-sharing model - small and medium enterprises
- risk-sharing model
- subordinated debt model
4. Loan Amount, Disbursement Period and Repayment
Loan amount |
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As a rule, HBOR finances up to 75%of the estimated investment value, VAT not included. HBOR can, in certain cases, consider a possibility of financing the estimated investment value with VAT. | |
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Grace period |
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Repayment period |
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5. Interest Rate
2% p.a. | borrowers investing in a region of special state concern or supported areas – units of local government classified into groups I and II or a hill or mountain area or the islands or agriculture or fishery and borrowers having proven their competitiveness by successful sales figures in domestic and/or foreign markets |
4% p.a. | all other business entities |
Interest rate is variable based on the Decision of HBOR Managing Board and pursuant to the criteria of the HBOR’s Decision on Interest Rate and the Interest Calculation Regulations.
6. Loan Application Fee
0.8% one-off, charged on the committed loan amount7. Commitment Fee
0.25% p.a., charged on the committed undisbursed loan amount, starting 30 days after the loan contract date8. Security
HBOR accepts: bills of exchange and debentures; pledge of property or transfer of fiduciary title to property supported by property insurance policy endorsed in favor of HBOR; bank guarantees; guarantees issued by HAMAG-BICRO and other customary security in the banking operations.In the case of loans extended via commercial banks, final borrowers negotiate collateral with their commercial banks.
9. Commercial Banks Co-operating with HBOR on the Loan Programme:
- Addiko Bank d.d., Zagreb (RS SME); (RS)
- Banka Kovanica d.d., Varaždin
- Croatia banka d.d., Zagreb
- Erste & Steiermärkische Bank d.d., Rijeka (RS SME); (RS)
- Hrvatska poštanska banka d.d., Zagreb (RS SME); (RS)
- Istarska kreditna banka Umag d.d., Umag (RS SME)
- Jadranska banka d.d., Šibenik
- Karlovačka banka d.d., Karlovac
- Kentbank d.d., Zagreb
- Kreditna banka Zagreb d.d., Zagreb
- OTP banka Hrvatska d.d., Zadar (RS SME); (RS)
- Partner banka d.d., Zagreb
- Podravska banka d.d., Koprivnica (RS SME); (RS)
- Primorska banka d.d., Rijeka
- Privredna banka Zagreb d.d., Zagreb (RS SME)
- Raiffeisenbank Austria d.d., Zagreb (RS SME); (RS)
- Samoborska banka d.d., Samobor
- Sberbank d.d., Zagreb (RS SME); (RS)
- Slatinska banka d.d., Slatina (RS SME); (RS)
- Societe Generale-Splitska banka d.d., Split (RS SME)
- Štedbanka d.d., Zagreb
- Vaba d.d. banka, Varaždin
- Veneto banka d.d., Zagreb
- Zagrebačka banka d.d., Zagreb (RS SME); (RS)
Those commercial banks that have been included also into the financing under the risk-sharing model SME are marked by acronym RS SME; those that have been included also into the financing under the risk-sharing model are marked by acronym RS.
More detailed information relating to this programme can be obtained at: HBOR, Strossmayerov trg 9, 10000 Zagreb Phone: +385 1 / 4591 666 E-mail: kreditiranje@hbor.hr