Odesa region is among the leaders in terms of the amount of loans taken out by entrepreneurs under state guarantees

In April, Ukrainian entrepreneurs received 1,150 loans worth UAH 4.2 billion with a share of principal obligations guaranteed by the state amounting to UAH 2.4 billion.

This was reported by the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine.

In total, as of May 1, 2025, since 2020, when this mechanism was launched, 31 lending banks have serviced 22,211 loans worth UAH 76.2 billion. Principal obligations partially covered by state guarantees on a portfolio basis amounted to about UAH 34.3 billion. This is 66% of the total limit of guarantees provided (UAH 51.7 billion).

The largest volume of such loans is serviced in Kyiv, totaling UAH 10.3 billion, and in the following regions:

• In Dnipropetrovska oblast - 1,843 loans for UAH 6.1 billion;
• In Lviv region - 1,839 loans totaling UAH 5.7 billion;
• In Kharkiv region - 830 loans for UAH 5.1 billion;
• In Kyiv region - 1,487 loans for UAH 4.6 billion;
• In Odesa region - 1,414 loans for UAH 4.3 billion.

By type of economic activity, the largest number of loans partially secured by state guarantees on a portfolio basis is serviced in the following areas

• agriculture - 4,327 loans totaling over UAH 26.3 billion
• processing industry - 4,344 loans for UAH 21.2 billion;
• wholesale and retail trade, vehicle repair - 9,622 loans totaling UAH 20.7 billion;
• transport, warehousing, postal and courier activities - 1,238 loans for UAH 2.7 billion;
• construction - 677 loans for UAH 1.9 billion.

As part of the support for micro, small and medium-sized businesses in Ukraine, 46,781 loans totaling UAH 151 billion have been issued since December 2020, since the launch of the state guarantee instrument on a portfolio basis.

Кирило Бойко