The range of financial support available to nano businesses through to corporations is vast, especially those facilitated by the agencies of Jamaica’s Business Ministry.
The agencies primarily tasked with exploring and providing financing are:
- National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica (EXIM Bank);
EXIM
As the country’s ‘export credit agency’, EXIM Bank provides financing for the export and import of goods and services to encourage and support international trade.
CHECK to see how the agency addresses any market gaps that limit small and medium-sized enterprises operating in the export value chain.
The facilities are available in both Jamaican and US-Dollar denominated currencies to qualified borrowers such as:
- Farmers who provide fresh produce to agro-processors;
- Professionals such as Haulage Contractors, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers who support the bauxite industry;
- Tourism linkage companies such as operators of attractions, in-bond merchants and persons providing ground transportation services, as well as companies in the service industry.
