Singapore Spring Loans And Bridging Loan With Government Funding
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The year 08 and during the 1st quarter of 09 saw the global economy facing an almost unprecedented worldwide recession.
Singapore was not spared the spill over effects by the double hitof credit crunch and global recession.
The global credit crunch is looking to hit Singapore really hard, the Government had to devise extraordinary measures to keep our well-oiled economy in good shape. The Finance Ministry Singapore Finance ministryBudget for the president’s signature to be delivered in full under the Spring Singapore loans. Among the slew of job saving and economy boosting initiatives, Spring Singapore introduced major enhancements to increase liquidity and boost lending to the sudden risk adverse banks.
The most eye-catching tweaks done to the existing Bridging and Micro loan was to increase government risk sharing from 50% to 80%-90%. This would encourage the now sudden risk adverse banks to lighten up on their lending.The maximum loan quantum was also increased from $500,000 to $5 million. Most banks would not over gear on 1 company. With a maximum loan of $5million, companies can apply through more than 1 bank for bridging loan.
We are not sure if many SMEs applaud the above moves as in an adverse downturn, unsecured loans amounting to cold hard cash was what small businesses need to survive and remain viable. Most companies would not seek to expand with weakening demand, therefore machinery loans & complex trade facilities are not as seeked after as a simple unsecured term loan. This form of financing would provide working capital and transactional buffer and is a vital lifeline for SMEs to ride out the crisis.
The bridging loan and micro loan initiative by Spring Singapore was launched, with the Singapore government giving Spring Singapore 2.3 billion and disbursed from Spring Singapore pumping in $2.3 billion to aid funding.
There is no certainty as yet whether if Spring would continue the government assisted funding once the $2.3 billion has been fully drawn down. There remains the possibility that the program might be discontinued when there are visible signs of the economy picking up. The program was introduced in the face of the global economic downturn in the first place. If and when the loan program is eventually discontinued, Singapore business loans might freeze again and might have to revert back to traditional unsecured bank loans and facilities again.
The biggest differencebetween commercial unsecured business loans and the Bridging/Micro loans would be the interest rates charged. Spring, Spring as a government body, aims to lower the cost of doing business for businessesas part of the overall packageto address the SME businesses financing needs, inject liquidity and preserve jobs (SMEs hire almost half of Singapore’s workforce)
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