Hope for SMEs as banks moot affordable loan packages
Startup capital and loan guarantees are some of the main stumbling blocks the business people face daily. Businesses, especially small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) say they do not have collateral nor can they afford the loan guarantees to secure funding from financial institutions.
![A trader arranges her shop. Small business people like her will soon have a chance to acquire unguaranteed loans. (Emmanuel Nteringanya) A trader arranges her shop. Small business people like her will soon have a chance to acquire unguaranteed loans. (Emmanuel Nteringanya)](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/uploads/imported_images/files/main/articles/2014/12/29/1419887136B3.jpg)
A trader arranges her shop. Small business people like her will soon have a chance to acquire unguaranteed loans. (Emmanuel Nteringanya)