{"id":19565,"date":"2017-11-29T14:41:29","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T13:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=19565"},"modified":"2017-11-29T14:41:29","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T13:41:29","slug":"development-bank-nigeria-commences-lending-participating-institutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/development-bank-nigeria-commences-lending-participating-institutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Development Bank of Nigeria Commences Lending To Participating Institutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) on Monday October 30, 2017 officially commenced lending to Participating Financial Institutions (PFIs) for on-lending to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).<\/p>\n

At the exercise in Abuja, the bank disbursed N5 billion to three micro finance banks, LAPO Microfinance Bank, Fortis Microfinance Bank and NPF Microfinance Bank in varying proportions for on-lending to end users in MSMEs sector.<\/p>\n

These PFIs are the first set to have met the criteria to access the loan. About 20,000 MSMEs are expected to benefit from the facility. DBN was conceived to be a robust private-sector led financing for Nigeria\u2019s small businesses.<\/p>

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This is because it is well known that lack of access to finance and the high cost of finance are a major deterrent to the growth and development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria. The license granted DBN is as a wholesale development finance institution with national authorisation.<\/p>\n

Photo Caption:\u00a0Tony Okpanachi Managing Director Of\u00a0Development\u00a0Bank of Nigeria<\/em><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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