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FUIB Increased Net Profit by 2.5% in Third Quarter—to 1.26 Bln UAH

3 November , 2026  

First Ukrainian International Bank (FUIB, Kyiv) increased its net profit by 2.5% in the third quarter of 2026—to 1.26 billion UAH from 1.22 billion UAH in the same period of 2025.

According to the bank’s interim financial statements, pre-tax profit in the third quarter rose by 53.8% to 2.51 billion UAH, net interest income by 38.3% to 6.05 billion UAH, and net fee and commission income by 55.8% to 0.99 billion UAH.

At the same time, the loss from impairment of financial assets increased by 49.1% to 1.62 billion UAH, and operating expenses rose by 23.8% to 3.22 billion UAH. Income tax expenses increased 3.1-fold to 1.26 billion UAH from 0.41 billion UAH.
Compared to January–September 2025, PUMB’s net income decreased by 8.7% to 4.38 billion UAH, while pre-tax income increased by 37.0% to 8.75 billion UAH.

Net interest income for the nine-month period increased by 35.3% to 16.93 billion UAH, while net fee and commission income rose by 22.0% to 2.92 billion UAH. Income tax expense totaled 4.38 billion UAH, compared to 1.60 billion UAH a year earlier.

The volume of loans and advances to customers since the beginning of the year grew by 31.5% to 129.03 billion UAH. Specifically, the corporate loan portfolio, net of expected credit losses, increased by 29.2% to 96.63 billion UAH, while the retail loan portfolio grew by 38.8% to 32.40 billion UAH.

The gross book value of loans to the 20 largest borrowers as of September 30 was 14.44 billion UAH, or 10% of the loan portfolio before provisions, compared to 14.52 billion UAH, or 14%, at the beginning of the year.

Customer deposits increased by 7.9% over the first nine months, to 206.20 billion UAH. Deposits from individuals rose by 14.7%, to 76.03 billion UAH, while those from legal entities increased by 4.3%, to 130.17 billion UAH.
Since the beginning of 2026, PUMB’s assets have grown by 8.9% to 251.56 billion UAH, liabilities by 8.0% to 215.48 billion UAH, and equity by 14.3% to 36.08 billion UAH.

FUIB is the largest privately-owned bank in Ukraine; its ultimate beneficiary is Rinat Akhmetov.

According to the bank, since the start of the full-scale invasion, it has paid over 25 billion UAH in taxes and fees to the state budget. Investments in social projects exceeded 1.5 billion UAH.

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