随着COVID-19救援偿还期限的到来,新西兰企业面临贷款违约问题。 New Zealand businesses face loan defaults as COVID-19 relief repayment deadline looms.

在新西兰偿还COVID-19商业贷款的最后期限已经临近。 The deadline for repaying COVID-19 business loans in New Zealand is approaching. 小企业现金流动贷款计划于2020年5月推出,向129 000多家企业提供了超过24亿美元的资金。 Introduced in May 2020, the Small Business Cashflow (SBC) loans scheme provided over $2.4 billion to more than 129,000 businesses. 平均贷款额为17 000美元,企业有5年时间偿还,没有初始利息,但两年后却面临3%的利率。 With an average loan of $17,000, businesses had five years to repay without initial interest but faced a 3% interest rate after two years. 如果到6月未偿还贷款,贷款将违约,加上10.88%的利率。 If unpaid by June, loans will default, adding a 10.88% interest rate. 目前,仍有9.53亿美元的欠款,有10 000笔拖欠贷款,达1.61亿美元。 Currently, $953 million is still owed, with 10,000 loans in default amounting to $161 million.