OREANDA-NEWS. October 21, 2014. SME Bank (Vnesheconombank Group) intends to allocate RUB 250 million for SME leasing support in the Chelyabinsk Oblast.

The Bank has concluded a loan agreement with Transleasing under Leasing-Targeted credit product for 5 years.

The resources will be channeled for development and modernization of manufacturing facilities through financial lease of new equipment and special-purpose machinery.

According to the Bank’s Analytical Center the Chelyabinsk Oblast ranks 14th in the Program’s Activity Index. Since the beginning of the Program implementation leasing support in this region exceeded RUB 1 billion and was provided to 320 SMEs.