Romania had 474,416 active SMEs at the end of 2013, therefore, the government plans to work on a strategy meant to create nearly 200,000 new SMEs by 2020.
The government’s measures target to support and promote entrepreneurship, SMEs’ access to markets, proper financing, innovation and the public administration’s openness to SMEs’ needs.
For 2016, the Executive plans to introduce a scheme aimed at incentivizing commercial banks to grant loans to SMEs.
The draft strategy has been put up for public debate.