Expansion Loans
Funds Czech enterprises outside Prague with zero-interest loans for expansion investments in equipment and productivity.
The Expansion Loans program is a flagship product of Narodni rozvojova banka (NRB), the Czech Republic's 100%-state-owned development bank established in 1992 and renamed from ČMZRB in September 2021. The program provides zero-percent-interest investment loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating outside Prague, channeling European structural fund capital under the Operational Pr…
Zero-interest investment loans of CZK 1M–45M for Czech SMEs outside Prague, covering machinery, equipment, software, and commercial property under EU structural fund programs.
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