Digitalisation Co-Financing Loans
Digitalisation Co-Financing Loans Enterprises
Financing with favourable terms for SMEs
Finance the needs of your business in working capital and investments with zero interest rate on 40% of the loan, through the co-financing loans of the Business Growth Portfolio Funds by the Hellenic Development Bank (HDB). What is more, you get an additional 3% interest rate subsidy for 2 years on the remaining 60% of the loan.
Financing amount
Up to €1 million for digitalisation. With a €25,000 to €1,000,000 loan for investment purposes, you can invest in digital transformation projects through the Digitalisation Co-Financing Loans programme.
Subsidised interest rate
40% interest-free loan. 40% of the loan from the Portfolio Fund is interest-free, owing to the interest-free participation of the HDB in the co-financing scheme. For the remaining 60% balance of the loan, you can choose between floating interest rate (Euribor 3m + spread) and fixed interest rate. The Law 128/75 levy (currently at 0.60%) only applies on the interest-bearing portion of the loan. Additional 3% interest rate subsidy for 2 years. For the first 2 years of your loan, we offer a 3% interest rate subsidy on the interest-bearing portion of the loan (60%). The subsidy applies for businesses that are financed for the 1st time by the Hellenic Development Bank.
Term and repayment
2-10 years with a grace period option of up to 24 months.
Flexible repayment schedule
You can adapt your loan payments according to your business needs and cash flow: Instalments that pay just capital or interest and capital. Payment every 1, 3 or 6 months. Equal or unequal instalments with the option of having the last instalment cover up to 70% of the loan (balloon loan).
Eligible expenditures
As an example, you can cover expenses for:
- Digital infrastructure development (e.g. internet, broadband connections, cloud, mobile phone networks, satellite technologies, IoT, etc.).
- Investments in hardware.
- Investments in software and data.
- Digitalisation of services.
- IT services.
- Digital transformation services.
- Development of human resources.
- Development of a strategic monitoring system.
How to get it
To get a co-financing loan from the Growth Guarantee Portfolio Fund of the Hellenic Development Bank (HDB), you have to:
1. Be a small-medium sized enterprise (SME) of any legal status (sole proprietorship, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, private company, SA).
2. Fall under the eligible businesses.
3. Meet the Epirus Bank credit rating.
If you meet these conditions, book an appointment at your local branch to apply and submit the required supporting documents.
The programmes will be available until 30.06.2025, unless the available funds are used up before that time.
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the financial institution of the European Union established in accordance with Article 309 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, collaborates alongside with the Hellenic Development Bank (HDB), the Greek State and the Financial Intermediaries, in order to finance investment programs that contribute to the goals of the European Union. Learn more about the European Investment Bank (EIB) in supporting enterprises here.
For more information contact our Network of branches here.
Contact your Personal Advisor to find out more about the terms and conditions for financing.
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We guide you through every step for the inclusion of your business in the program and for the necessary supporting documents for the evaluation of your application.
