With regards to the Distress Fund, the EDD explained that the fund was for companies in distress. There was a KPI which set a financial target for the outflow of money from government to companies in distress, SMEs and NGP projects. It was indicated that this money was coming from the IDC and SEFA. In 2012, the IDC got a loan from the China Development Bank and a portion of the money was for companies in distress. It was elaborated that the idea of companies in distress came from a fund set up by the IDC to support companies which were affected by adverse global economic situations and not ordinary cash flow problems. It was not a grant but rather a loan and it was only given to companies whose distress was as a result of global issues and the company had a viable business plan.