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title: "Start for Youth Programme: 259 investment projects worth over 41 million lei have been launched"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/18861/start-for-youth-programme-259-investment-projects-worth-over-41-million-lei-have-been-launched
published: 2023-08-09T11:40:00Z
language: en
author: "Viorica Rusica"
section: "Economic"
source: radiomoldova.md
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# Start for Youth Programme: 259 investment projects worth over 41 million lei have been launched

> From June 2022 to date, 259 investment projects worth a total of over 41 million lei have been launched under the government's "Start for Young People" programme, the government said in a press release. Thus, young people aged between 18 and 35 who want to start or develop a business can benefit from advisory support and non-reimbursable financing or credit with grant portion.

From June 2022 to date, 259 investment projects worth a total of over 41 million lei have been launched under the government's "Start for Young People" programme, the government said in a press release. Thus, young people aged between 18 and 35 who want to start or develop a business can benefit from advisory support and non-reimbursable financing or credit with grant portion.

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*"Through the programme, the Entrepreneurship Development Organisation (ODA) continues to provide facilities to harness the entrepreneurial potential of the younger generation,"* the source notes.

The value of the financial package can reach up to 1.7 million lei and includes the repayable loan portion of 85% and the grant portion of 15%. In the non-reimbursable financial support component, young people can access up to 200,000 lei, with an own contribution of 30%, according to the source.

The programme aims both to develop young people's entrepreneurial skills and to increase the number of sustainable businesses in Moldova.