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The Technology Innovation Centre and the National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica Limited (Exim)entered into a partnership on Friday, March 3, 2004 at the Ministry of Finance offices. The GG was present.

The Exim Bank will make available to TIC's ICT start-ups short term loans from a fund of $20Million. Loans will be granted to incubated tenants for fixed assets which include new and used equipment, commercial vehicles, staffing and IT solutions.

Borrowers will be eligible for loans ranging from $250,000 up to a ceiling of $500,000 for first time borrowers and up to a ceiling of $1 Million for repeat borrowers. A fixed interest rate of 12% will be applied on a declining balance. Short term loans will spread over 12 months and a moratorium of up to 3 months applied on principal payments only.

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