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Barcelona Activa offers fixed rate loans to self employed and microenterprises

The B credits programme provides 25,000 euro loans at a fixed 3 percent interest rate for five years.

By The Daily Barcelona · Published 25 July 2026

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Barcelona Activa offers the B credits programme providing 25,000 euro loans at a fixed 3 percent interest rate for five years to self employed individuals and microenterprises with a total budget of 4 million euros for 160 loans available until June 2027 according to item [13].

The ICF Lidera Comerç line offers retail restaurant and service sector businesses loans between 25,000 and 150,000 euros at a fixed 0.95 percent interest rate for up to seven years requiring at least four years of activity and a 17 percent turnover increase between 2021 and 2024 according to item [13].

Catalunya Caixa finances entrepreneurs with loans up to 40,000 euros over five years with no opening fees available to businesses in Catalonia including Barcelona according to item [13].

The ICF provides broader financing lines for SMEs and traders in Catalonia with loans from 10,000 to 100,000 euros offering a 70 percent guarantee on outstanding capital and terms of up to five years with a two year grace period according to item [13].

Sources: perplexity-sonar.

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