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22 March 2018

NIB and SG Finans launch new SME leasing facility

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Europe

Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and SG Finans are launching a €150 million ($187.4 million) loan for financing equipment leasing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Norway. The new facility is the third loan programme implemented in cooperation with SG Finans. Within the two previous programmes, SG Finans allocated a total of €230 million to over 7000 SME leasing projects.

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