Over the past week, 238 preferential loans for the total amount of UAH 1.14 billion were issued within the framework of the State Program "Affordable Loans at 5-7-9%", including 180 credit agreements for the amount of UAH 0.68 billion concluded by banks of the state sector of the economy.
Since the start of the Program, as of July 18, 2022, business entities have received 45,645 loans from authorized banks for a total amount of UAH 130.45 billion, of which 29,189 were from banks of the public sector of the economy to the tune of UAH 50.27 billion.
During the period of martial law in Ukraine, 10,823 credit agreements totaling UAH 40.82 billion were concluded within the framework of the Program, including 8,713 credit agreements worth UAH 23.62 billion by public sector banks, of which:
- UAH 0.65 billion – for investment purposes;
- UAH 3.88 billion – as anti-crisis loans;
- UAH 3.18 billion – as refinancing of previously received loans;
- UAH 19.41 billion – loans for agricultural producers;
- UAH 13.68 billion - for anti-war purposes.
The program is implemented by the Entrepreneurship Development Fund (EDF). The only participant of the EDF is the Government of Ukraine represented by the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, which coordinates all aspects of the Fund's activities.
To date, under the State Program "Affordable Loans at 5-7-9%", the EDF has concluded cooperation agreements with 42 banks.