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&lt;strong&gt;Managing Organization: &lt;/strong&gt;
Ministry of Finance - China&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Activity URL: &lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;dd&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://english.people.com.cn/200610/06/eng20061006_309327.html&quot; TARGET=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://english.people.com.cn/200610/06/eng20061006_309327.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/dd&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Activity Description: &lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;China has set up a special fund to support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to China&amp;#39;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mof.gov.cn/english/english.htm&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;China Ministry of Finance&quot;&gt;Ministry of Finance&lt;/a&gt; (MOF). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;The funds, which come from the central government&amp;#39;s budget, will offer China&amp;#39;s SMEs free financial aid and loan repayment subsidies of up to 2 million yuan (250,000 U.S. dollars) per project, according to a policy document issued by the MOF and the National Development and Reform Commission. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br class=&quot;clear&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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 <category domain="http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/location/china">China</category>
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 <category domain="http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/location/asia-pacific">Asia Pacific</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:16:30 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Seema Patel</dc:creator>
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