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Globus Bank issued energy loans worth UAH 2 mln in first week

Globus Bank has issued UAH 2 million worth of loans to individuals in the first week of its Solar Loans program, and receives up to 10 applications daily, the bank’s press service reports.
According to the press release, the first loans under the program were issued in late July to customers in Poltava and Rivne. Thus, borrowers received loans of UAH 480 thousand for five and 10 years to purchase hybrid power supply systems consisting of solar panels, an inverter and a battery.
“Ukrainians are very positive about the government’s program of preferential lending for the purchase of renewable energy sources. In my opinion, such programs are a significant opportunity to strengthen the energy independence of an individual citizen, and thus the entire country,” commented Serhiy Mamedov, Chairman of the Board of Globus Bank, on the program launch.
According to his forecast, in the fall, the volume of solar loans issued may reach 100, worth more than UAH 40 million.
As reported, at the end of June, Globus and 16 other Ukrainian banks, which account for 83% of all assets, signed a memorandum on financing projects to implement innovative energy solutions for a period of five to seven years at the discount rate.
Globus Bank was registered in 2007. According to the NBU, as of April 11, 2023, the bank’s shareholders were Olena Sylniagina (100%), Dmytro Polkovsky (16.198866%), Yevhen Varyagin (9.899307%), Serhiy Mamedov (9.899307%), Andriy Pinchuk (9.899307%), and Taras Lisovyi (3.599748%), who indirectly own the authorized capital.
According to the National Bank of Ukraine, as of May 1, 2024, Globus was ranked 26th (UAH 9.4 billion) among 60 banks operating in the country in terms of total assets. As of April 2024. The regional network includes 31 branches.

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