Anger At Agri-Loan Delay
IFA President Joe Healy has said it is a complete farce that the agri-loan scheme announced in last October’s Budget would not be available to farmers until the end of this year. “Farmers were already frustrated that the Minister had indicated that it would be the second half of 2018 when money would be […]
EIF And SBCI Triple New Financing For Irish SMEs
The European Investment Fund (part of the EIB Group) and the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) have tripled their finance for Irish SMEs under the COSME programme in Ireland with a new increase to EUR 330 million. Today’s deal means that from 2018, in total, an expected 10,000 companies in all sectors across […]
Agri-Cashflow Loans Must Be Delivered In January – Joe Healy
IFA President Joe Healy has written to the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed, making it clear that there can be no delays in the delivery of the low cost agri-cashflow loans, and that they must be available to farmers in January. Joe Healy said, “It is critically important that the agri-cashflow loans are available […]
