中堅企業支援に官民ファンド　出資・債権取得、コロナ危機に

　政府は２４日、新型コロナウイルス感染症の拡大で影響を受けた全国の中堅企業の経営支援に、官民ファンド「地域経済活性化支援機構（ＲＥＶＩＣ）」を活用する検討に入った。感染収束への道筋が見えない中、経営難に直面した企業への資本注入や債権買い取りの仕組みを構築。公的な資金を使った投融資を通じて地方経済を支える。
　コロナ禍に伴う外出自粛、インバウンド（外国人旅行客）の急減で、飲食や宿泊といった事業者は業績悪化が急速に進んでいる。悪影響は製造業などにも広がっており、難局の克服には国の関与が不可欠と判断した。
　中小企業の支援を展開するＲＥＶＩＣが地域の金融機関と災害復興などを目的に共同で設立したファンドを通じて、苦戦する企業の増資引き受けや売掛債権の購入で資金繰りを後押しする方向だ。既存組織の事業対象外の地域については、各地の金融機関と新たにファンドを設立する。（2020/04/24-17:34）

The Japanese government is planning to make use of a public-private investment fund to support the management of midsize companies suffering from the spreading novel coronavirus, informed sources said Friday.
   Services provides such as operators of restaurants and hotels across the country see their earnings quickly evaporating due to a sharp fall in the number of customers caused by stay-at-home requests by authorities and travel bans around the globe. Manufacturers as well are increasingly hit hard by the pandemic.
   With no end in sight to the virus crisis, the central government finds it necessary to get involved in supporting regional economies by creating a relief system for cash-squeezed businesses using public funds, the sources said.
   According to the sources, under consideration are proposals to have Regional Economy Vitalization Corp. of Japan, a public-private fund designed to back medium-sized businesses, beef up struggling companies' capital or purchase their accounts receivable through sub-funds it has set up with regional financial institutions chiefly for promoting postdisaster reconstruction efforts.
   In regions not covered by existing funds, REVIC will establish new ones with local lenders, the sources added.