Yesterday took place at the Thalia Teather, in Lisbon, the launching ceremony of the SIF Debt Line, a guaranteed and subsidized credit line which aims to promote the financing of innovation and social entrepreneurship initiatives in partnership with Financial Institutions and Mutual Guarantee Societies.

The ceremony was attended by the Secretary of State for Planning, Prof. José Gomes Mendes, Dr. Marco Fernandes and Dra. Marta Pinto Coelho, respectively President and Executive Director of PME Investimentos, managing entity of FIS and Prof. Filipe Almeida, President of the Portugal Social Innovation Mission Structure, supervised by the Secretary of State for Planning and the entity responsible for the SIF instrument and for the process of recognizing projects as Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship Initiatives (SISEI).

Also present were the Presidents of the partner entities, Dra. Beatriz Freitas, Dr. Luís Filipe Costa and Dr. Fernando Figueiredo of the National Mutual Guarantee System, Dr. Fernando Alfaiate, of the COMPETE2020’s Directive Committee and the representatives of the Financial Institutions that subscribed to the Social Innovation Fund’s debt instrument for the formalization of partnership protocols.

The opening of the ceremony was held by the President of PME Investimentos, Dr. Marco Fernandes with the Secretary of State for Planning, Prof. José Gomes Mendes, closing the same.

SIF Debt is already available at the participating banks.

Dr. Marco Fernandes, President of PME Investimentos

From the left to the right:
Dr. Filipe Almeida, President of Portugal Social Innovation Mission Structure
Prof. José Gomes Mendes, Secretary of State for Planning
Eng. Pedro Pimenta, Country Head Manager of ABanca Portugal
Dr. Marco Fernandes, President of PME Investimentos
Dr. Fernando Alfaiate, Directive Committee of Compete2020
Dra Beatriz Freitas, President of the Portuguese Mutual Guarantee Society
Dr. Luís Filipe Costa, President of Norgarante, Lisgarante and Garval
Dr. José Fernando Figueiredo, President of Agrogarante

With Dr. José Pena do Amaral, Member of BPI’s Executive Committee

With Dr. João Nuno Palma, Vice-President of the Millennium BCP Executive Committee

With Dr. Amílcar Loureço, Administrator of Santander Totta

With Dr. José Maia Alexandre, Director of the Caixa Central de Crédito Agrícola Mútuo

With Dra. Dulce Mota, Executive Director of Caixa Económica Montepio Geral

With Dr. Mário Rijo, Deputy Director of Caixa Geral de Depósitos

With Dr. Vitor Manuel Fernandes, Executive Director of Novo Banco

Prof. José Gomes Mendes, Secretary of State for Planning