The shareholders of Credit Agricole Bank Ukraine decided to keep all profits generated in Ukraine inside the country, thus increasing the Tier 1 capital, said Vitaliy Kucher, Member of the Management Board and CFO of the bank.
“We have made a political decision, and all the income that the bank earns in Ukraine remains in Ukraine. That is, we do not postpone the distribution of dividends, we distribute them, we increase the Tier 1 capital,” he said at the Association of Ukrainian Banks conference ‘Financial Sector of Ukraine 2024: Results, Challenges, Forecasts’ in Kyiv on Wednesday.
“That is, the money stays here forever to support the economy, to build a sufficient buffer for the development of lending,” Kucher added.
According to him, in case of building an acceptable investment climate and predictable environment, conducting the right regulatory and state policy, “money will flow here (to Ukraine – IF-U).”
The CFO also noted that the group’s central management is actively involved in the subsidiary’s operations, in particular, unlike a number of other foreign banks, he personally visits Ukraine during a full-scale war.
Credit Agricole Bank (formerly Index Bank) was founded in 1993. Its sole shareholder is Credit Agricole S.A. (France). According to the National Bank of Ukraine, as of October 1, Credit Agricole Bank ranked 10th in terms of total assets (UAH 121.08 billion) among 62 banks operating in the country. The net profit of the financial institution for the first nine months of 2024 amounted to UAH 5.12 billion, and its equity as of October 1 amounted to UAH 14.15 billion.
In 2023, Credit Agricole Bank increased its net profit to UAH 2.8 billion from UAH 0.3 billion in 2022, the press service of the financial institution reported on Friday.
“This result is largely due to high liquidity in the market and a wide spread between interest rates, which is more likely to be temporary. In 2024, there will be a gradual transition to a more normal functioning of the banking market, although military risks remain relevant,” the NBU said in a statement.
It is noted that Credit Agricole’s net banking income last year amounted to UAH 8.8 billion, which is 37% higher than the result of 2022 (UAH 6.4 billion). According to the press service of the financial institution, this figure was achieved due to high net interest income generated by a strong liquidity position, while operating expenses of the bank increased by 21% from UAH 1.9 billion to UAH 2.4 billion.
In particular, personnel costs increased by 20% by 2022, while other expenses increased by 25% due to investments in IT infrastructure to ensure uninterrupted operation within the Power Banking project, development of mobile applications for individuals and IT Professionals clients, as well as improvement of the Internet banking solution for legal entities (CORPEX).
It is indicated that the bank’s deposit portfolio exceeded UAH 90 billion, having increased by 41%, or UAH 26 billion, which, according to the bank, is a manifestation of customer confidence.
According to the information, in 2023, the bank added about UAH 1 billion in reserves (in 2022 – UAH 6.3 billion) and maintained its loan coverage ratio at 25.8%.
“Asset quality is stabilizing, and the NPL ratio has been consistently declining for six months in a row, reaching 12.9% as of December 2023,” the bank said.
It is noted that Credit Agricole has strong liquidity positions in both hryvnia and foreign currency: LCR at 277% and NSFR at 345%. Meanwhile, the regulatory capital adequacy ratio (N2) was 28.3% in December 2023.
In 2023, Credit Agricole will pay UAH 3.3 billion in taxes and contributions, the press service informed.
According to the National Bank of Ukraine, as of December 1, 2023, Credit Agricole Bank ranked 11th in terms of total assets (UAH 103.07 billion) among 63 operating banks in the country, with 141 branches. The bank is fully owned by French Credit Agricole SA.
On December 15, Ukraine’s Credit Agricole Bank signed a EUR 40 million hryvnia equivalent risk-sharing agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) under the IFC Small Loan Guarantee Program to empower Ukrainian businesses, the bank said in a release on Thursday.
“This will allow the bank to support investments by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in particular in the agricultural sector, which are crucial for the sustainability of the country’s economy,” the statement said.
It is specified that the agreement was signed under the IFC Small Loan Guarantee Program, which is supported by the European Commission through the European Fund for Sustainable Development. The project is part of the IFC’s $2 billion Economic Resilience Action (ERA) program to support Ukraine’s private sector.
According to the National Bank of Ukraine, as of October 1, 2023, Credit Agricole Bank ranked 11th in terms of total assets (UAH 100.36 billion) among 63 operating banks in the country, with 141 outlets. The bank is fully owned by French Credit Agricole SA.
The net profit of Credit Agricole Bank (Kyiv) in 2019 amounted to UAH 1.73 billion, which is 18%, or UAH 267 million more than in 2018, the bank’s website reports.
At the same time, the bank’s net profit for the fourth quarter of 2019 amounted to UAH 398 million, which is 43% more than the same indicator a year earlier (UAH 278 million).
The bank’s net interest income for 2019 increased by 7% and amounted to UAH 2.48 billion.
In 2019, the bank’s assets increased by 8%, to UAH 35.3 billion, in particular loans and customers’ debts by 5%, to UAH 25.06 billion, as well as investments and securities by 46%, UAH to 1.46 billion.
The bank’s liabilities since the beginning of the year have grown by 5%, to UAH 30.15 billion, while subordinated debt decreased by 36%, to UAH 679 million.
The bank’s net worth in 2019 rose by 23% and amounted to UAH 5.16 billion.
Credit Agricole Bank was founded in 1993. Its sole shareholder is Credit Agricole S.A. (France).
Credit Agricole Bank ranked 11th among 76 banks operating in the country as of October 1, 2019 in terms of total assets (UAH 38.111 billion), according to the National Bank of Ukraine.
The net profit of Credit Agricole Bank (Kyiv) in January-September 2019 amounted to UAH 1.332 billion, which is 12.4% more than for the same period in 2018 (UAH 1.185 billion), the bank reported in its quarterly statements.
According to the report posted on the bank’s website, net profit for the third quarter of 2019 amounted to UAH 507.335 million, which is 28.1% more than for the third quarter of last year.
Net interest income for the nine months of this year increased by 9.8% compared with the same period a year earlier, to UAH 1.787 billion.
The bank’s assets in January-September 2019 grew by 10%, to UAH 36.057 billion, in particular loans to customers by 22.4%, to UAH 26.549 billion.
Bank liabilities since the beginning of the year have grown by 9.5%, to UAH 31.316 billion.
The bank’s net worth in January-September 2019 increased by 12.8%, to UAH 4.741 billion. Charter capital remained at the level of UAH 1.223 billion.
Credit Agricole Bank was founded in 1993. Its sole shareholder is Credit Agricole S.A. (France).
Credit Agricole Bank ranked 12th among 76 banks operating in the country as of July 1, 2019 in terms of total assets (UAH 40.033 billion), according to the National Bank of Ukraine.
The net profit of Credit Agricole Bank (Kyiv) in January-June 2019 amounted to UAH 824.944 million, which is 4.5% more than in the same period of 2018, according to a quarterly report of the bank.
According to the report, posted on the website of the financial institution, a net interest income in the first half of this year increased by 12.6% compared with the corresponding period of 2018, to UAH 1.198 billion.
The bank’s assets grew by 15%, to UAH 37.707 billion, in particular loans to customers by 13.8%, to UAH 24.689 billion.
The liabilities of the bank since the beginning of the current year have increased by 17.2%, to UAH 33.498 billion, net worth by 0.2%, to UAH 4.209 billion.
Charter capital in the first half remained at the level of UAH 1.223 billion.
Credit Agricole Bank was founded in 1993. Its only shareholder is Credit Agricole S.A. (France).
