Over the past week, under the state program “Affordable Loans at 5-7-9%,” representatives of micro, small, and medium-sized businesses received 832 preferential loans totaling UAH 3.8 billion from 48 authorized banks, of which 498 loans worth UAH 1.4 billion from state-owned banks.
Since the beginning of 2026, under the “5-7-9%” program, entrepreneurs have received 12,693 loans totaling UAH 56.4 billion, of which 7,909 loans totaling UAH 23.1 billion were provided by state-owned banks.
During the period of martial law in Ukraine, 112,381 loans totaling UAH 426.8 billion were issued (including 80,176 loans totaling UAH 208.4 billion from public sector banks), of which, as of May 4:
– UAH 64.32 billion – for investment purposes;
– UAH 85.48 billion – for working capital financing;
– UAH 55.34 billion – loans for agricultural producers;
– UAH 71.28 billion – for agricultural product processing;
– UAH 6.25 billion – for energy service financing;
– UAH 56.83 billion – for anti-war purposes;
– UAH 74.28 billion – for lending in high-war-risk zones.
Since the program’s launch, a total of 147,203 loan agreements have been signed for UAH 516.4 billion, of which 100,652 agreements worth UAH 235 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)