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Updated in EWS Dec 7, 2020
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Expansion of leases and financial products for small and medium enterprises (“SMEs”) in Mexico, primarily in consumer, manufacturing, and health-care sectors(the “Project”).
The Project is expected to have a positive developmental impact in Mexico by funding new leases for small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to acquire productivity-enhancing technology. Mexican SMEs have limited access to finance despite driving much of the country’s economic growth and contributing significantly more than half of employment. These firms account for less than approximately 15 percent of credit issued to the private non-financial sector. The lack of credit contributes to SMEs having significantly lower productivity than larger firms in Mexico, with this productivity gap greater than in comparable countries according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
DFC offered a ten-year tenor.
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