This mini case study focuses on the Financial Instrument ‘SIH Anti-Corona Guarantee’ recently launched in Slovakia to help alleviate economic hardships faced by SMEs as a result of the measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. It is one of the first products introduced by National Promotional Banks and Institutions (NPBIs) in the EU after the outbreak of COVID-19, which employs European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF).

This document is part of a series of 24 country reports and presents an assessment of the financing gaps for the agriculture and agri-food sectors in Slovakia. The study analyses the current supply and demand for financing in the two sectors, and quantifies the unmet credit demand. This country report aims to support EAFRD managing authorities in planning and programming the use of financial instruments in their CAP Strategic Plans for the 2021-2027 programming period.