OREANDA-NEWS. June 25, 2009. Nadezhda Martynova, Deputy Chairman of the Board of RBD took part in the Forum “Import Substitution – a New Course of SME Development in Russia” that was held in Kazan, reported the press-centre of RBD.

Mrs. Matrynova said that RBD had announced a call for applications for participation in the government SME lending support program. According to N.Martynova one of the peculiarities of the new program is the procedure for refunding loans granted to SMEs.

Alongside the program envisages setting regional limits – marginal amount of funds which SMEs of a particular region can get. At that N.Martynova expressed the hope that Tatarstan as it was before will actively participate in the RBD’s Program. To that effect after the end of the forum she held a number of consultations for banks and SME infrastructure support entities regarding their participation in the government SME lending support program implemented by RBD.