$20 Million for Small and Medium Sized Businesses in El Salvador

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“The approval of the loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (BID acronym in Spanish) to Banco Agricola allows us to offer resources that are currently available to meet the needs of the credit market in El Salvador. And to continue supporting, especially, micro, small, and medium sized businesses, exactly as we have been doing in recent years,” said Juan Gonzalo Sierra, Financial Manager of Banco Agrícola.

Source: Inter-American Development Bank

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