Corporate & Industrial Banking

Industrial Finance

Financing solutions for new industrial units, expansion and BMRE of existing industries, working capital requirements and sustainable industrial development.

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Supporting Industrial Growth

Financing designed to support employment, resource deployment, GDP growth and overall industrial development.

OVERVIEW

Financing industry. Enabling opportunity.

Sonali Bank PLC provides long-term loans for setting up new industrial units and BMRE (Balancing, Modernization, Rehabilitation and Expansion) of existing units, including working capital finance. Facilities are available for cottage, small, medium and large-scale industries as well as self-employed persons, subject to applicable lending policies and assessment.

100+
Designated Branches
Including corporate and district headquarters branches.

Dedicated industrial credit support
For eligible industrial projects and businesses.
CREDIT SCHEMES

Major Industrial Credit Schemes

The following schemes are presented on the existing Industrial Finance page. Eligibility, pricing, security and other terms remain subject to the bank's prevailing policies.

01
Industrial Financing for Thrust Sectors

Financing support for selected priority sectors identified for economic development.

02
Sonali Bank Industrial Credit Scheme

Industrial credit facilities for eligible projects and enterprises.

03
Special Investment Scheme

Investment support for cottage and small industries.

04
Consortium Financing

Financing large-scale industries through participating banks' consortium arrangements.

05
Software & Data Processing

Financing facilities for software development and data processing activities.

PRIORITY AREAS

Thrust Sectors

Selected sectors identified as priority areas for industrial financing include:

  • Software development and data processing
  • Agro-based industries, except cold storage for preservation of potatoes
  • Manufacture of artificial flowers
  • Frozen foods
  • Gift items, preferably export oriented
  • 100% export-oriented finished leather goods
  • 100% export-oriented jute goods
  • Jewelry and diamond cutting and polishing
  • Oil and Gas
  • Sericulture and silk industries
  • Stuffed toys, preferably export oriented
  • 100% export-oriented textile industry, except garments manufacturing
OTHER ELIGIBLE AREAS

Viable Industrial Sectors

Other viable industrial activities listed by the bank include:

  • Composite textile — woven & knit fabrics
  • Textile / Acrylic spinning
  • Sweater industry
  • Garments accessories & washing plant
  • Denim fabrics — export oriented
  • Tourism, hotel and resort facilities
  • Hospitals & clinics
  • Other export-linkage industries
  • Power generating plants
  • LPG, CNG filling & conversion plants
  • Pharmaceutical industry
  • Plastic industry
  • Tannery / rubber footwear
  • Other appropriate technology-based projects with strong viability
IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Interest rates & branch support

Industrial financing interest rates can change according to the bank's prevailing lending-rate schedule. Please refer to the latest official interest-rate notice for current rates before making a financing decision.

INDUSTRIAL FINANCE

Explore financing for your industrial project

Visit a designated Sonali Bank branch to discuss project financing, working capital requirements and applicable terms.