An Assessment of the Government Loan Fund for Small and Medium Sized Businesses in Israel

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This research argues for the improvement of the government fund to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Israel.

The specific recommendations of the study include:

  1. Launching of a long-term strategic planning process, to result in concrete decisions about the size and functions of the SME fund
  2. Improvement of weaknesses of the fund, particularly the wait-time between application and the receiving of funding
  3. Adoption of an improved financial instrument for small businesses, founded upon a joint reserve of government, lender, and creditor.
English Summary
Noa Parag
As a fellow, Parag interned at the Knesset with Knesset members Meli Polishook-Bloch, chairwoman of the Oversight Committee, and Silvan Shalom of the Education and Security Affairs committees. Her research focused on the assessment of the government loan fund for...
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