The launch conference of a programme for strengthening SMEs by improved access to finance - SME ECO-TECH, financed from the second Swiss contribution to Romania, takes place today in Bucharest.
The programme is managed and implemented by the Ministry of Economy, Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship and Tourism (MEDAT), as programme operator, in partnership with 5 selected credit institutions, until May 31, 2029, providing a broad horizon for the development and consolidation of the SME sector în Romania, Agerpres informs.
Under the ECO-TECH SME programme, MEDAT offers new financial support for the development of the local business environment, with the general objective of the green and digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Romanian manufacturing industry, with the aim of improving their environmental footprint, thus aligning with the relevant European Union objective of mitigating or adapting to climate change.
The programme aims to make new investments in the economy worth more than 100 million Swiss francs and to create at least 800 new jobs in the domestic production sector.
The event will be attended by representatives of the Swiss Embassy in Bucharest, representatives of the Ministry of Finance, as the national coordination unit for Swiss contribution, the Ministry of European Investment and Projects, as paying authority, as well as of other public institutions, partner credit institutions, the business community and the media.
