Universal credit score A forty five: Rahmedetalbrücke: 176 corporations use NRW emergency credit score | EUROtoday

Due to financial disadvantages ensuing from the lengthy closure of the Rahmedetal Bridge, 176 corporations in North Rhine-Westphalia have taken benefit of the “Universalkredit A 45” from the state-owned NRW.Bank. NRW Economics Minister Mona Neubaur (Greens) introduced in Düsseldorf that round 61 million euros have been offered in promotional loans. Of this, nearly 11 million euros have been granted as compensation reductions from state funds.

“The lockdown hit people and the economy in South Westphalia hard,” acknowledged the minister. “Whether in Lüdenscheid, Plettenberg or Werdohl, whether in the manufacturing, automotive or construction industries: many companies struggled with longer delivery routes, higher costs and losses in sales.”

Economically, logistically and humanly, the four-year closure of the bridge was an unreasonable burden for folks and corporations in South Westphalia, mentioned Neubaur. That’s why the state authorities accelerated the reconstruction and offered corporations with unbureaucratic assist throughout this tough time.

Due to the chance of collapse, the Rahmedetal Bridge close to Lüdenscheid on the essential north-south axis was closed in December 2021 and blown up in 2023. Traffic has been operating on the brand new bridge once more since mid-December 2025.

Since March 2022, affected small and medium-sized corporations, craft companies and freelancers have been in a position to make the most of the “Universal Credit A45”. The mortgage has low rates of interest mixed with a compensation low cost of as much as 20 % or 100,000 euros per firm, emphasised the Ministry of Economic Affairs. With the reopening of the Rahmedetal Bridge, the mortgage program may even finish.

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