Turkey’s credit fund has backed $60 billion worth of loans: Minister

Turkey’s credit fund has backed $60 billion worth of loans: Minister

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Turkey’s credit fund has backed $60 billion worth of loans: Minister

Turkey’s Credit Guarantee Fund (KGF) has backed loans worth 219 billion Turkish Lira ($60.18 billion) so far, Finance Minister Naci Ağbal said on Oct. 16.

The size of the Credit Guarantee Fund, a government stimulus that guarantees loans to small and medium-sized enterprises that cannot otherwise receive credit, was increased by more than ten-fold to 250 billion liras in March.

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