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Oschadbank Increased Lending to Microbusinesses by 37% in First Half of Year

27 August , 2026  

State-owned Oschadbank issued 3.3 billion UAH in loans to microbusinesses from January through June 2026, which is 37% more than during the same period last year, the financial institution reported on its website.

It is noted that the number of loans issued rose by 27% to 2,596.

Oschadbank’s microbusiness loan portfolio has grown by nearly 20% since the beginning of the year and exceeded 7.6 billion hryvnias.

During the first half of the year, the bank processed 2,799 applications from microbusiness representatives.

As part of its cooperation with the Fund for Partial Guarantees of Agricultural Loans, Oschadbank issued 313 microloans to agricultural producers during this period under portfolio guarantees totaling 459.8 million UAH.

According to the National Bank, as of July 1, 2026, Oschadbank, with total assets of 518.87 billion hryvnias, ranked second among Ukraine’s 59 banks. The bank’s total loan portfolio grew by 6.7% in the first half of the year, reaching 136.83 billion hryvnias.

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