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Future Growth Loan Scheme allocated €200 million of Covid-19 funding

April 9, 2020

The Future Growth Loan Scheme (FGLS) has received a boost of €200 million in Covid-19 funding from the Department of Business Enterprise and…

Future Growth Loan Scheme effectively closed for farmers

February 20, 2020

Agri-Business

The Future Growth Loan Scheme (FGLS) is effectively full for farmer applicants, with no banks currently offering funding in the agricultural sector, according…

SBCI ‘limited’ in terms of its ability to bring loan schemes to market

September 5, 2018

Agri-Business

The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) is limited in terms of its ability to bring loan schemes to market by the inability of…

Brexit Loan Scheme opens for business applications

March 28, 2018

Agri-Business

The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) Brexit Loan Scheme is now open to businesses to apply for. The €300 million scheme is…

‘There remains an ongoing market failure within the Irish banking system’

August 4, 2017

Agri-Business

There remains an ongoing market failure within the Irish banking system, the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA’s) Farm Business Chairman, Martin Stapleton, recently said. This…

Ulster Bank offers farmers last chance to apply to the low-cost loan scheme

July 27, 2017

Agri-Business

Ulster Bank has encouraged farmers to apply for “a small amount of money” which has been left over under the low-cost loan scheme.…

Bank of Ireland has issued 60% of its allocation under the low-cost loan scheme

May 10, 2017

Agri-Business

Bank of Ireland has already issued €39.1 million under the low-cost loan scheme; representing 60% of its allocation under the scheme, according to its…

Irish farmers ‘weary’ of owing money to banks

May 8, 2017

Agri-Business

The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) came in for heavy questioning in front of the the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture last…

A closer look at the breakdown of the low-cost loan scheme to date

May 3, 2017

Agri-Business

It was recently revealed that a total of €60.2m has been drawn down to date by farmers, as part of the low-cost loan scheme.…

Average loan size under the low-cost loan scheme equals €32,000

May 2, 2017

Agri-Business

The average loan size under the low-cost loan scheme has equalled €32,000 to date, according to the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI). A total…

Low-cost loan scheme fully-subscribed – AIB

March 3, 2017

Agri-Business

AIB has announced that it will no longer be accepting applications to the SCBI Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme or the low-cost loan…

‘Strong demand’ for €150m low-cost loan scheme

March 1, 2017

Agri-Business

There has been a strong demand for the €150m low-cost loan scheme, according to Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) Chief Executive Nick Ashmore. Supply…

Opening of low-cost loan scheme edges closer

January 28, 2017

CAP / Schemes

The opening of the low-cost loan or Agri Cashflow Loan Scheme for farmers’ applications appears to be drawing closer. A spokesperson for the…

Low-cost loan scheme on course for January opening

January 11, 2017

Agri-Business

The low-cost loan scheme is on course to open for applications by the end of January, a spokesperson for the Strategic Banking Corporation…

More details on low-cost loan scheme expected this week

January 4, 2017

Agri-Business

It is widely expected that this week will see the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) announce which banks and other lending institutions…