Implementation of crediting and management of agrarian development projects
Order
Grace period - up to 24 months
Amount - up to 1 mln manats
Interest rate - 7% / 12%
Soft loans
Directions of financing of Agricultural Development Projects and Programs by Agrarian Credit and Development Agency:
Financing projects regarding improvement of processes of sales and production, processing, and storage of agricultural products;
Financing innovative projects regarding agrarian development of regions;
Financing projects regarding improvement of supply of agricultural equipment, as well as their discount sale and leasing;
Financing projects in the sphere of development of livestock farms using public-private partnerships;
Financing pilot projects of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Loan limit
Up to 15 000 manats - microcredit;
From 15 001 manats up to 30 000 manats – small-sized credits;
From 30 001 manats up to 100 000 manats – medium-sized credits;
From 100 001 manats up to 200 000 manats – large-scale credits;
Up to 1 000 000 manats - credits for purchasing agricultural equipment.
Loan period
For microcredit - up to 2 years;
For small-sized and medium-sized credits - up to 3 years;
For large-scale credits - up to 5 years;
For breeding animals purchased with concessional loan terms – up to 3 years;
For other agricultural equipment – up to 3 years;
Grace period for credits
For microcredit - up to 12 months;
For small-sized and medium-sized credits - up to 18 months;
For large-scale credits - up to 24 months.
The soft loan period does not apply to subsidized agricultural equipment.
During the grace period, the business entity pays only interest and does not make any payments on the principal debt.
Business entities pay interest and principal debt amount in equal installments on the first working day of each month beginning from the next month upon the expiration of the grace period.