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PrivatBank increased its net profit by 7.1%

29 July , 2025  

State-owned PrivatBank (Kyiv) received UAH 17.9 billion in net profit in April-June 2025, which is 7.1%, or UAH 1.1 billion, more than a year ago, when net profit amounted to UAH 16.7 billion.

The bank’s pre-tax profit amounted to UAH 22.7 billion, which is 7.6%, or UAH 1.6 billion, more than in the second quarter of 2024.

According to the report, PrivatBank’s net interest income increased by 20.2% compared to the second quarter of 2024, to UAH 19.2 billion, while net commission income increased by 8.4%, to UAH 6.9 billion.

Net income from foreign exchange transactions for the reporting period increased by 4.9% to UAH 1.46 billion. In the second quarter of 2025, PrivatBank significantly reduced losses from foreign currency revaluation to UAH 306 million, compared to UAH 1.1 billion in the same period last year.

At the same time, employee compensation expenses increased by 31.9% to UAH 3.8 billion, while other operating and administrative expenses increased by 23.7% to UAH 2.9 billion.

Funds in accounts of individuals in the second quarter of 2025 increased by 12.7%, or UAH 73.5 billion, to UAH 654.7 billion, and the number of individual customers increased to 18.04 million.

The volume of PrivatBank’s loans and advances remained stable overall, but their structure changed significantly. In particular, the bank reduced its investments in NBU deposit certificates by 35.1%, from UAH 112.2 billion in the second quarter of 2024 to UAH 72.8 billion in the second quarter of 2025. At the same time, term deposits with other banks increased 10.4 times, from UAH 3.8 billion to UAH 44.3 billion.

It is noted that PrivatBank’s loan portfolio grew by 26.8% to UAH 130.1 billion, and the number of the bank’s business clients increased from 918,000 to 930,000.

At the same time, PrivatBank’s total assets for the second quarter of 2025 increased by 3.9%, or UAH 29.1 billion, to UAH 781.9 billion compared to the first quarter.

As of June 30, 2025, PrivatBank had 1,170 separate divisions registered in the State Register of Banks. Of these, 9 are branches, 1 is a representative office, and 1,160 are offices belonging to various classification groups. Of these branches, 65 are temporarily closed, including 19 in the Luhansk region, 15 in the Donetsk region, 21 in the Zaporizhzhia region, and 10 in the Kherson region.

According to the National Bank of Ukraine, as of April 1, 2025, PrivatBank ranked first in terms of total assets among 60 banks, with UAH 945.4 billion, or 25.2% of the market.

 

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