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Subsidized-rate financing that can be used, for at least 50% of the total approved amount, to support investments in Digital and/or Ecological Transition. The remaining portion, up to 50%, may instead be allocated to the company’s capital strengthening.
This share may also be increased up to:

• 80% of the approved amount for Companies with Interests in the Western Balkans and in the United States;
• 90% of the approved amount for:
• • Companies located in territories affected by flood events occurring from 1 May 2023 onwards, identified in Annex I of Decree-Law 61/2023, and by flood events occurring from 2 November 2023 onwards, identified in Annex A of Decree-Law 145/2023; or
  • Energy-intensive companies or companies that have undertaken certified energy efficiency initiatives, which may allocate such amount, in whole or in part, also to the **increase of the share capital of their subsidiaries and the granting of shareholder loans**;
  • Companies affected by the conflict in the Persian Gulf area that have experienced increased energy costs and reduced revenues.
• Furthermore, this share may be allocated to increasing the share capital and/or providing shareholder loans to companies directly controlled by the Applicant, including foreign companies, up to a maximum of €600,000 (increased to €1,000,000 for companies with subsidiaries in the United States and to €1,500,000 for energy-intensive companies and companies affected by the conflict in the Persian Gulf area).

Maximum financing amount: the maximum amount that may be requested is the lower of:

• 35% of the average revenues reported in the last two financial statements (item A1 of the income statement);
• €500,000 for Micro Enterprises; €2,500,000 for SMEs and Innovative SMEs; €5,000,000 for Other Companies;
• Minimum amount: €10,000.

Maximum non-repayable grant component: up to 10% of the amount of the requested Subsidized Measure, and in any case up to a maximum of €100,000, granted as an incentive to Applicant Companies meeting the requirements set out in the relevant documentation (Operating Circular 4/394/2023), available below.

For applications submitted by 31 December 2026 by energy-intensive companies or companies that have undertaken certified energy efficiency initiatives, it is also possible to request an exemption from providing guarantees and a non-repayable grant component of up to 20%.

For applications submitted by 31 December 2026 by companies affected by the conflict in the Persian Gulf area, it is possible to access a non-repayable grant component of up to 20%, increased to 30% for SMEs.

View the Sample Contract Proposal >>. Please note: the Contract Proposal will be sent by SIMEST only following a positive resolution by the Incentives Committee; the contractual acceptance must be signed and submitted to SIMEST exclusively through the Portal.

* Measure pursuant to Article 1 of Law No. 207 of 30 December 2024.*