The SBCI is Ireland’s national promotional finance institution. Unlike many other European countries, Ireland did not have a state promotional bank or credit institution to sustain funding to businesses..

The SBCI continued to make good progress in 2016, broadening our funding base, adding three new on-lending partners and significantly expanding the range of our activities..

During 2016, the SBCI continued to focus on supporting the growth and expansion of SMEs through increased funding of a more diverse range of SBCI on-lenders and a greater range of products..