Ministry of Finance: Since the start of the full-scale war, entrepreneurs have received over 114,000 preferential loans totaling UAH 434.1 billion

Over the past week, under the state program “Affordable Loans at 5-7-9%,” representatives of micro, small, and medium-sized businesses received 749 preferential loans totaling UAH 2.9 billion from 48 authorized banks, of which 438 loans worth UAH 1 billion came from state-owned banks.

Since the beginning of 2026, under the “5-7-9%” Program, entrepreneurs have received 14,604 loans totaling UAH 63.7 billion, of which 9,231 loans totaling UAH 26.7 billion were provided by state-sector banks.

During the period of martial law in Ukraine, 114,292 loans totaling UAH 434.1 billion were issued (including 81,498 loans totaling UAH 211.9 billion from state-sector banks), of which, as of May 18 of this year:

- UAH 65.60 billion – for investment purposes;

- UAH 86.28 billion – for working capital financing;

- UAH 55.74 billion – loans for agricultural producers;

- UAH 73.28 billion – for agricultural product processing;

- UAH 6.68 billion – for energy service financing;

- UAH 56.80 billion – for anti-war purposes;

- UAH 76.56 billion – for lending in high-risk military zones.

Since the program’s launch, a total of 149,114 loan agreements have been signed for UAH 523.7 billion, of which 101,974 agreements worth UAH 238.6 billion were signed by state-owned banks.

The Government, in particular the Ministry of Finance, continues to work on improving instruments to support Ukrainian businesses and attract funds from international partners for the development of entrepreneurship through affordable financing.

The development of the state programmes Affordable Loans at 5-7-9%, Affordable Financial Leasing at 5-7-9% and Affordable Factoring contributes to job creation, economic accessibility and business support during the war.

The state continues to make all necessary compensation payments to businesses under loan agreements concluded within the framework of the Programme.

The Programme is implemented by the National Development Institution (NDI), which began its work on 1 January 2026 in accordance with the Law of Ukraine. The Ministry of Finance is authorised to manage the corporate rights belonging to the state in the authorised capital of the NDI and has approved its Charter. This completed the process of institutional transformation of the Business Development Fund (BDF) into the National Development Institution (NDI).