in an agreement between the Vice Presidency of Science and Mellat Bank
Allocation of 30 thousand billion Rials of credit to finance knowledge-based projects
The vice president of science, technology and knowledge-based economy, on the sidelines of the signing of the cooperation agreement with Mellat Bank, emphasizing the priority of banks' role in financing knowledge-based projects as the most important tool for the development of knowledge-based economy, stated: In the agreement that lasted for two months in the form of a joint working group with Mellat Bank was followed up and signed today, the ground has been prepared for the realization of this important pillar of the development of the ecosystem of technology, innovation and knowledge-based economy.
According to the communication and information center in the Vice Presidency of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, Ruhollah Dehghani, the Vice President of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, in the ceremony of signing the agreement "Support package, financial services and collective ceiling for services, facilities and investment" pointed to the main axes of this agreement and said: three main axes, including good and fast facilities to first-rate knowledge-based companies that are selected in the form of a detailed evaluation, cooperation with the bank to invest in strategic and knowledge-based projects, and issuing guarantees and the bank's role as a guarantor in science projects are the main foundations of this agreement.
Vice President of Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy, referring to the government's serious steps to popularize the knowledge-based economy and support knowledge-based projects with measures such as the implementation of the new evaluation system for knowledge-based companies, the implementation of the knowledge-based production jump law, and serious efforts to finance acquisitions He said: Among the 10,000 knowledge-based companies that are divided into three categories: startups, technology and innovators, nearly 800 companies are at the high level of creating added value, employment and export, they are companies of opportunity that banks, by participating in their projects and crowdfunding, will become the foundation for the creation of significant added value and the realization of strategic and effective plans. The Innovation and Prosperity Fund is one of the efficient tools for financing knowledge-based companies, and we welcome this effective cooperation between Bank Mellat and the Innovation and Prosperity Fund.