Ministry of Finance: Entrepreneurs signed 541 preferential loan agreements worth UAH 1.7 billion under the "Affordable Loans at 5-7-9%" state programme last week

Last week, under the state programme "Affordable Loans at 5-7-9%", micro, small, and medium-sized businesses received 541 preferential loans totalling UAH 1.7 billion from 48 authorised banks. State-owned banks accounted for 382 of these loans, worth UAH 0.7 billion.

Since the beginning of 2026, entrepreneurs have received 30,977 loans under the "5-7-9%" programme, totalling UAH 132.7 billion. Of these, state-owned banks issued 20,539 loans worth UAH 61.2 billion.

Since martial law was introduced in Ukraine, 131,139 loans worth UAH 505.2 billion have been issued (including 93,177 loans worth UAH 247.4 billion by state-owned banks). As of 26 October this year, the funds were allocated as follows:

- UAH 78.45 billion for investment purposes;

- UAH 92.57 billion for working capital financing;

- UAH 60.23 billion in loans for agricultural producers;

- UAH 87.68 billion for processing of agricultural products;

- UAH 12.47 billion for energy service financing;

- UAH 56.79 billion for anti-war purposes;

- UAH 101.40 billion in lending in high war-risk areas.

In total, since the programme was launched, 165,961 loan agreements worth UAH 594.8 billion have been signed, including 113,653 agreements worth UAH 274 billion with state-owned banks.

The Government, including the Ministry of Finance, continues to improve its tools for supporting Ukrainian business and to attract funds from international partners, so that entrepreneurship can grow 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" helps create jobs, remove economic barriers, and support business during the war. The terms of participation and the list of authorised banks are available at the link.

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

The Programme is implemented by the National Development Institution (NDI), which began operating on 1 January 2026. The Ministry of Finance is authorised to manage the state's corporate rights in the NDI's authorised capital and has approved its Charter. This completed the institutional transformation of the Entrepreneurship Development Fund into the National Development Institution.