Over the past week, under the state program “Affordable Loans at 5-7-9%,” representatives of micro, small, and medium-sized businesses received 1,047 preferential loans totaling UAH 4.3 billion from 48 authorized banks, of which 711 loans worth UAH 2.2 billion came from state-owned banks.
Since the beginning of 2026, entrepreneurs have received 11,861 loans totaling UAH 52.6 billion under the “5-7-9%” program, of which 7,411 loans totaling UAH 21.7 billion were provided by public sector banks.
During the period of martial law in Ukraine, 111,549 loans totaling UAH 423 billion were issued (including 79,678 loans totaling UAH 207 billion from public sector banks), of which, as of April 27:
– UAH 63.76 billion was issued for investment purposes;
– UAH 85.19 billion – for working capital financing;
– UAH 55.02 billion – loans for agricultural producers;
– UAH 70.25 billion – for agricultural product processing;
– UAH 5.99 billion – for energy service financing;
– UAH 56.83 billion – for anti-war purposes;
– UAH 73.02 billion – for lending in high-war-risk zones.
In total, since the program’s launch, 146,371 loan agreements have been signed for UAH 512.6 billion, of which 100,154 agreements totaling UAH 233.6 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 January 1 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). (Government portal)