As of the end of March, the balance of loans provided by the government-affiliated financial institution The Shoko Chukin Bank to support the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises affected by the new coronavirus exceeded 2 trillion yen.
This was revealed by Masahiro Sekine, president of The Shoko Chukin Bank, at a press conference last year when he announced his financial results.
According to this, the balance of loans including real interest-free and unsecured loans provided by The Shoko Chukin Bank to support the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises whose business performance deteriorated due to the influence of the new coronavirus was 2 trillion as of the end of March. It amounts to 11.9 billion yen.
The deadline for applying for virtually interest-free and unsecured loans is the end of June, but it means that about 30 applications are still being received daily.
With emergency declarations issued to nine prefectures and concerns about a further decline in personal consumption, President Sekine of The Shoko Chukin Bank said at a press conference, "A dedicated support team for the food and beverage industry, which has a particularly large impact. We would like to continue to work on various management support in the future. "