Business support loans fall short of already low bar

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Previous undertakings by President Cyril Ramaphosa to boost take-up haven't delivered, with just a fraction of intended R200bn extended to small enterprises 🔒

The loan guarantee scheme that was touted as a major intervention by President Cyril Ramaphosa to arrest the economic damage wrought by hard lockdowns looks set to miss even its own downgraded targets, with just under 9% of its original R200bn allocated to struggling businesses.

Despite the government using the total figure as a key component of its stimulus, accounting for 40% of the R500bn cited by Ramaphosa, Banking Association SA data showed that by January 16 small businesses had received just R17.84bn...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as exclusive Financial Times articles, ProfileData financial data, and digital access to the Sunday Times and Sunday Times Daily.

 

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