OREANDA-NEWS. June 20, 2008. The Russian Bank for Development has increased a loan facility to OAO “Gubernsky Bank “Tarkhany” (Penza) up to RUR 200 million. The signed agreement targeted at implementation of the corporate strategy of the State Corporation “Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)” pertaining to SME lending support.
 
The agreement provides for proper use of the allocated resources for the oblast’s SME lending. The priority shall be given to projects in the RF industrial sectors as well as in science, innovations and high technologies. Moreover the support shall be provided for SME infrastructure development in the region.
 
OAO “Gubernsky Bank “Tarkhany” has cooperated with RBD in the SME lending support program since 2007 – over the said period small and mid-sized enterprises of the Penza oblast obtained loans totaling over RUR 200 million.