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  • Ministry of Finance: In August, entrepreneurs received 651 loans worth UAH 2.1 billion under state guarantees on a portfolio basis
    Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, posted 24 September 2024 15:58

    As part of the support for micro, small and medium-sized businesses in Ukraine, 39,419 loans totalling UAH 125.6 billion have been issued since December 2020, when the portfolio-based state guarantee instrument was launched.

    As of 1 September 2024, 30 lending banks were servicing 20,207 loans worth UAH 69.6 billion. Principal liabilities partially covered by state guarantees on a portfolio basis amounted to UAH 31.3 billion. This is about 61% of the total limit of guarantees provided (UAH 51.7 billion).

    In August, 651 loan agreements worth UAH 2.1 billion were concluded, with the share of principal obligations guaranteed by the state amounting to UAH 1.1 billion.

    Since the beginning of martial law on 24 February 2022, 34,269 loan agreements have been concluded for a total of UAH 115.2 billion.

    The following banks are the leaders in terms of the number of loans serviced under state guarantees on a portfolio basis as of 1 September this year:

    • Privatbank - 13,785 loans totalling UAH 22.7 billion, which is 64% of the limit of such guarantees provided to the bank;
    • Oschadbank - 2,726 loans for UAH 10.8 billion (53% of the bank's limit);
    • Ukrgasbank - 953 loans for UAH 9.9 billion (70% of its limit);
    • FUIB - 615 loans for UAH 6.1 billion (58% of the limit);
    • Ukreximbank - 406 loans for UAH 5.8 billion (53% of the limit).

    The largest volume of loans is serviced in the regions:

    • in Kyiv - 2,388 loans totalling UAH 8.3 billion;
    • in Dnipropetrovsk region - 1,607 loans for UAH 5.2 billion;
    • in Lviv region - 1,708 loans for UAH 5.1 billion;
    • in Kyiv region - 1,300 loans for UAH 4.3 billion;
    • Odesa region - 1,248 loans for about UAH 4 billion.

    By type of economic activity, the largest number of loans partially secured by state guarantees on a portfolio basis is serviced in the following areas

    • agriculture - 5,031 loans totalling UAH 29.6 billion
    • wholesale and retail trade, vehicle repair - 8,634 loans for a total of UAH 18.3 billion
    • processing industry - 3,264 loans for UAH 15 billion;
    • transport, warehousing, postal and courier activities - 1,141 loans for UAH 2.4 billion;
    • construction - 528 loans for UAH 1.6 billion.