As part of the measures to minimize the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, entrepreneurs were provided with guaranteed loans in the amount of 169 million manat ($99.4 million) in Azerbaijan in 2020, Azerbaijani Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov tweeted.
The minister stressed that a decision was also made to provide entrepreneurs with an interest subsidy in the amount of 33 million manat ($19.4 million) in 2020.
Earlier, Jabbarov said that more than 3,300 applications were received for obtaining new business loans totaling 949 million manat ($558 million) over the past year through the electronic credit platform of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Economy.
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