As of October 1, ten banks provided loans for a total sum of UAH 6.1 billion under state guarantees on a portfolio basis, the Finance Ministry’s press service reported.
“As part of the support for micro-, small- and medium-sized businesses in Ukraine through the instrument of state guarantees on a portfolio basis, as of October 1, ten banks provided 2,112 loans for a total sum of UAH 6.1 billion. Liabilities on principal partially secured by state guarantees on a portfolio basis amounted to UAH 2.755 billion. This is about 70% of the total limit of guarantees provided in 2020 (UAH 3.930 billion),” reads the report.
In September, banks provided 91 loans for a total sum of UAH 542 million, with a debt obligation of UAH 260 million.
In terms of the number of issued loans, JSC CB PrivatBank is in the lead – 949 loans worth UAH 866 million, which is about 87% of the limit of such guarantees provided to this bank in 2020. It is followed by JSC Oschadbank – 753 loans worth UAH 2.179 billion.
The largest amount of loans were provided in the city of Kyiv – UAH 184 loans worth UAH 755 million, Lviv region – 138 loans worth UAH 366 million and Dnipro region – 134 loans worth 326 million.
The largest amounts of loans partially secured by state guarantees on a portfolio basis were issued in the spheres of wholesale and retail trade (741), agricultural (594) and processing industry (337). (Ukrinform/Business World Magazine)