Manila, April 14 -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental is now offering two loan windows for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to cushion the impact of the Middle East crisis.

Krystle Jade Bato, DTI-Negros Oriental spokesperson and head of the Consumer Protection Division, told the Philippine News Agency in an interview Tuesday that the new loans were introduced last week.

"SB Corporation, the financing arm of DTI, informed us last week of the OFW Negosyo Fund and the MSME Business Fund, for those who have been displaced by the Middle East conflict, provided they meet the requirements," Bato said.

The OFW Negosyo Fund is accessible for overseas workers affected by...