For all purposes of these regulations, the following shall be understood as:
Seed capital (Capital semilla): Refers to a type of initial financing granted to help entrepreneurs and small businesses launch their productive projects. This capital is fundamental in the early stages of developing a business, where it can be difficult to obtain traditional loans due to a lack of credit history or guarantees.
Administrative collection (Cobro administrativo): These are the actions carried out by the responsible institution or any public or private entity authorized by the creditor in order to recover the granted credit.
Judicial collection (Cobro judicial): Action carried out by filing an executive lawsuit before a jurisdictional body to enforce an obligation coercively.
Monitoring committee (Comité de seguimiento): Composed of professionals from the Dirección de Fomento Forestal and the Dirección de Mercadeo y Comercialización, responsible for supervising and evaluating compliance with credit payments and the execution of projects that were approved and financed with FOINDES and FNV resources, in order to guarantee the correct use of the resources.
Evaluation committee (Comité evaluador): Composed of professionals from the Dirección de Fomento Forestal and the Dirección de Mercadeo y Comercialización, responsible for executing different processes related to credit management, the evaluation of projects and credit subjects, issuing opinions on the approval of credits, seed capital (capital semilla), and the granting of guarantees.
Second-tier credit (crédito de segundo piso) (CSP): It is a line of financing that the FNV can grant to consolidated intermediary organizations, with proven experience in managing credit portfolios, so that they place resources among final borrowers in accordance with the objectives of the FNV.
Disbursements in installments (Desembolsos en tractos): Delivery of the money from a loan or financial contribution in several partial items, following a schedule or the fulfillment of specific milestones.
Entrepreneur (Emprendedor): Person who starts and develops an economic activity or their own business, assuming financial and administrative risks; and who requires resources to start, develop, and strengthen their productive processes.
Guarantee fund (Fondo de avales): Financial instrument that offers partial guarantees in order to facilitate access to credit for persons or companies that do not have traditional guarantees.
Guarantee (Garantía): Asset or commitment offered as backing to ensure the fulfillment of an obligation, especially in credit operations.
IBAN: Acronym in English for International Bank Account Number. Standardized international code for identifying bank accounts globally, which facilitates secure and accurate transfers between countries.
Non-compliance (Incumplimiento): Failure to execute an agreed obligation, such as non-payment of an installment or failure to comply with the investment plan, on the date established according to the credit contract.
Promissory note (Pagaré): Document that constitutes a security regulated by the Code of Commerce, through which a person commits to pay, to the benefit of another, a certain sum of money on a specific date under certain conditions.
Grace period (Período de gracia): Period granted to the borrower of a credit during which they are not obligated to pay principal and, in some cases, nor interest.
Borrower (Persona prestataria): Is the person who requests a loan and accesses an amount with the requirement that they return it under certain conditions.
Investment plan (Plan de inversión): Document that details how the granted financial resources (such as a credit) will be used, including schedule, costs, and expected objectives.
Sustainable practices (Prácticas sostenibles): These are actions and strategies that seek to minimize the negative impact on the environment, promote the responsible use of resources, and foster social and economic well-being.
Financial viability (Viabilidad financiera): Is the capacity of the project to sustain itself economically and generate the necessary resources to: cover all its investments and operating costs (capital, labor, inputs, maintenance); pay its financial obligations (interest, debt amortization); provide the expected profitability to investors or borrowers within a reasonable timeframe.
Technical viability (Viabilidad técnica): Analysis that determines if a project can be implemented with the resources, knowledge, technologies, and conditions available.
Interest rates (Tasas de interés): Percentage that a financial entity charges or pays for the use of loaned or deposited money, generally expressed in annual terms.