Approximately 680 product manufacturers received loans for this amount.
From the beginning of 2023, about 850 commodity producers in the agrarian sector of the Lviv region received bank loans for UAH 3.4 billion. for all lending programs. Including more than 680 commodity producers received loans under the program “Affordable loans 5-7-9%” for a total amount of more than UAH 2.3 billion. to support its activities.
It should be noted that agricultural lending occupies the largest share (49% of the loan portfolio) in the available loans program. Credit Agricole Bank, PrivatBank, and Oschadbank issued the largest number of loans.
By the way, on November 30, the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Serhiy Marchenko signed a grant agreement between Ukraine and the Credit Institution for Reconstruction (KfW) in the amount of 50 million euros for the refinancing of the Program “Affordable loans 5-7-9%” within the framework of cooperation between the Governments of Ukraine and Germany.
“The given opportunity will continue to reimburse costs for interest rate compensation on loans for small and medium-sized businesses and will stimulate the development of the agrarian sector of the economy,” said Tetyana Hetman, director of the Department of Agro-Industrial Development of Lviv OVA.