ADB Loan Scheme


ADB (Asian Development Bank) funded loan scheme for economically and financially viable projects in order to boost the agriculture and agro-based industries, fisheries, ornamental fisheries and aquaculture, livestock animal husbandry and poultry, tourism and export-oriented businesses.

Maximum Loan Amount Women led Enterprises Interest Rate (%p.a)
LKR 50,000,000.00 LKR 50,000,000.00 9.5%

Features

  • Maximum repayment period 
  • 24 months for working capital
  • Upto 72 months for other projects(CAPEX)
  • Eligible Sectors - any sector except trading, leasing and renting businesses 
  • An annual turnover less than SLR 750 million; (the parent company and any subsidiaries)
  • Employee strength less than 300 for manufacturing business and less than 200 for service sector business. 

Conditions for the Women led Enterprises

  • At least 51% of the enterprise ownership must be controlled by women
  • At least 20% of the enterprise ownership is controlled by woman with woman is either the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Operations Officer and at least 30% of the board members are women; where a Board exist.
Eligible projects Eligible expenditure
  • Setting up of new projects 
  • Building Renovation and finishing
  • Expansions / project modernizations
  • Purchase of plant & machinery and other fixed assets
  • Financing permanent working capital
  • Purchase of motor vehicles for Commercial purposes (unregistered) 
  • Permanent working capital requirements

Documents Required

  • Copy of BR
  • Loan application 
  • Environment Protection License (EPL)

* Additional time will be taken for processing any loan with any deviations from the eligibility criteria.