Finance Ministry expands scope of fund to small businesses to NIS 40b.
Finance Minister Israel Katz said that the easing of the lending approval process "will create a turning point, and will allow many businesses unable to secure loans up until now to get them.
BUSINESS OWNERS in Tel Aviv protest the ongoing nationwide closure, on Monday.(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)ByHAGAY HACOHEN