Oschadbank and the state-owned energy trader Energy Company of Ukraine (ECU) have signed a memorandum of cooperation to simplify the procedure and improve the conditions for lending to new energy projects in the territorial communities of Ukraine.
As explained in a release from the company on Thursday, the parties have created a joint program to simplify the financing and implementation of energy projects at the community level. According to the memorandum, the company will carry out economic and technical analysis of community-initiated projects that apply for funding. The company will also offer communities market-based tools to improve the economic efficiency and sustainability of such projects, including cooperation within self-production mechanisms, aggregated and balancing groups. The economic models of the projects developed by the ECU will become the basis for the financial assessment of their profitability and payback by Oschadbank when making lending decisions.
“In our experience, one of the barriers to the development of decentralized generation is the lack of relevant competence in the vast majority of small communities. Engaging the specialized expertise of ESU will allow communities to assess the potential for developing their own energy projects, which can not only ensure uninterrupted energy supply or replace it with their own generation, but also bring income to the community budget,” commented Yuriy Katzion, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Oschadbank in charge of corporate business.
He added that Oschad has deep expertise in working with energy projects of any complexity, and its market share in this market is over 31%.
According to Vitaliy Butenko, CEO of ECU, the company is constantly looking for and creating ways to strengthen the market paradigm of ensuring the security of energy supply for communities, and the combination of the deep market expertise of its team with the reliable financial platform of Oschadbank creates the conditions for achieving win-win solutions in one of the most complex but strategically important energy supply sectors.
As reported, in October 2024, CEO Vitaliy Butenko said that the company wants to occupy the niche of a state-owned distributed generation operator (DG) to help utilities and cities with its launch and operation. On December 19, EKU, SIGRE-Ukraine Association and the Association of Small Cities of Ukraine (ASCU) signed a memorandum of cooperation in the development of distributed generation in the regions.
In a blitz interview with Energoreforma in early January 2025, Butenko noted that the company is developing a special unit that will focus on comprehensive support for the development of distributed generation in the regions. According to him, the company will identify a list of joint pilot projects for implementation, which it will be able to scale up to other communities in the country.
In a blitz interview with Energoreforma at the end of February 2025, Yevhen Myachyn, Director of the Corporate Business Development and Support Department of Oschadbank, said that the bank in the corporate business segment for a month and a half of this year has already signed EUR 40 million in loan agreements for energy projects, which is almost as much as for the whole of last year – EUR 45 million, so he sees a clear trend towards an increase in the volume of financing for energy projects.
State-owned Oschadbank’s pre-tax profit for 2024 amounted to UAH 18.7 billion, compared to UAH 9.3 billion in 2023 and UAH 0.6 billion in 2022, the bank said in a press release on Thursday.
According to the report, the amount of income tax and dividends that Oschadbank will pay to the state budget based on its performance in 2024 is expected to amount to UAH 12.2 billion: UAH 9.9 billion of income tax and UAH 2.3 billion of dividends, which is UAH 5.8 billion more than in 2023.
The bank notes that such results were made possible by increasing the balance sheet currency while developing its business. This contributed to an increase in Oschad’s net interest income by UAH 5.5 billion, or 29%.
In addition, work with problem borrowers and other measures to resolve bad debts helped the bank to release provisions by UAH 2.3 billion.
According to the release, the volume of Oschadbank’s net loan portfolio in 2024 increased by UAH 22 billion, or 25%, and exceeded UAH 111 billion. This became possible due to active lending to both businesses (+UAH 15.9 billion since the beginning of the year) and individuals (+UAH 6.1 billion).
It is noted that an important area of Oschad’s investment was investments in government debt securities, the portfolio of which increased by UAH 72.8 billion (in nominal terms), or 68% since the beginning of 2024. Over the past year, the bank purchased UAH 120 billion worth of government bonds, which increased its market share from 16.3% to 20.3%, and its share in the growth of government bonds in the banking system reached 32%.
Oschadbank also clarified that it had tripled the transfer of taxes, fees and paid dividends to the state budget in 2024 to a record UAH 17.2 billion, of which UAH 10.6 billion was income tax (including UAH 2.9 billion in 2023 and UAH 7.7 billion in 2024).
According to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), as of December 1, 2024, Oschadbank ranked 2nd (UAH 439.37 billion) in terms of total assets among 61 banks in the country. The net profit of the financial institution for 11 months of last year amounted to UAH 12.86 billion.
JSC “Oschadbank” has re-launched the Atmosfera shopping center and Ramada Encore Kyiv hotel and the rights of claim to Niteko Company LLC for UAH 1.018 billion through the OpenMarket electronic trading system (SE “SETAM” of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine), the SETAM service reports.
The lot includes real estate in Kyiv, 103 Stolychne Shosse (buildings 1, 2, 3, 4), including an administrative and hotel center with a total area of 39.6 thousand square meters (Ramada Encore Kyiv), a two-level parking lot, and the Atmosphere shopping center with a parking lot with a total area of 48.5 thousand square meters. The lot also includes the sale (assignment) of the right of monetary claim to Niteko Company LLC.
“One of the biggest advantages of the lot is its location at the intersection of three major highways towards the elite villages of Obukhiv district and Koncha Zaspa. It is an excellent choice for shopping and recreation due to the large number of popular shops, food courts and entertainment areas. This makes Atmosfera a profitable business that has already gained a reputation and is known not only in Kyiv but also abroad,” said Oleksandr Mamro, CEO of SETAM.
The guarantee fee is UAH 50 million 905 thousand 257. The auction is scheduled for October 18, 2024.
In March 2024, when Oschadbank first put up for sale the mall and hotel at 103 Stolychne Shosse, the lot also included 11 land plots in Kozyn with a total area of 17.3 hectares for residential construction. The starting price of the full lot was UAH 1.79 billion.
According to Opendatabot, the owner of Niteko Company LLC is FC NGI Management LLC, and the ultimate beneficiary is Dmytro Buriak. At the end of 2023, the company reduced its net loss by 4.9 times compared to 2022 – to UAH 70.2 million, while net income increased by 69% to UAH 146.2 million.
As reported, Wyndham Hotel Group (WHG) opened its largest four-star hotel under the Ramada Encore brand in June 2012 as part of the Stolychnyi mixed-use complex (formerly Domosfera) at 103 Stolychne Shosse in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv.
The 22-storey hotel has 332 rooms and 58 apartments. The hotel’s infrastructure includes a conference center with a total area of more than 4 thousand square meters with 20 meeting rooms, a two-level parking lot for 1150 cars, two fitness centers, restaurants, a sushi bar and a summer terrace. The hotel is managed by DBI Hotels & Resorts (Switzerland).
The Atmosphere shopping and entertainment center (SEC) in Stolychny was opened on April 12, 2014. The mall has about 50 premium shops and boutiques, a food court, an entertainment zone, a karting center, a fitness center, a cinema with restaurant service and an event hall with 800 seats.
The developer of the project is DeVision Group. The mixed-use complex also includes Domosfera shopping center with a leasable area of 30.7 thousand square meters, opened on May 16, 2009, and Europe, a B+ business center with a total area of 22 thousand square meters and a parking lot for 300 cars. The total area of the mixed-use complex is 158.2 thousand square meters.
State-owned Oschadbank (Kyiv) and one of the largest grain market operators in Ukraine, JV Nibulon LLC, have agreed on a series of new loan agreements to replenish working capital, which refinance the company’s investments totaling $20.3 million, the first part of this loan program for $13 million has already been signed, the bank’s press service reports.
According to the report, Nibulon will use the funds to restore working capital after investing in the construction of a new transshipment terminal on the Danube. The Bessarabian branch began operations in 2022 and became the main route for exporting agricultural products, which was crucial in the context of the aggressor’s blockade of Ukrainian seaports in previous periods.
“The replenishment of working capital guarantees Nibulon’s ability to fully support the procurement campaign for the 2024/25 season and support the Ukrainian farmer in times of war,” the bank said, adding that after heavy losses and a difficult return to stability, the company was able to gain momentum and develop an ecosystem that will ensure sustainable food security.
“Nibulon has been a long-standing and reliable partner for us for over 6 years. It is one of the pillars of the country’s food potential, including exports. To date, the company’s total loan portfolio in Oschad is already almost UAH 2 billion. Given that Oschadbank has a high level of liquidity, we are ready to continue financial support for Nibulon in all its initiatives to restore its leadership positions in global markets lost due to the full-scale war,” said Yuriy Katsiyon, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Oschadbank in charge of corporate business, during the signing of the agreement.
The agroholding noted that the support of the real economy by state-owned banks is evidence of the government’s consistent adaptation of its policy to the conditions of a full-scale war and its real focus on helping businesses.
“We see changes. We see a targeted state policy of supporting domestic business in action. This is a direct recognition of the critical role of strategic enterprises for the further development of Ukraine and a guarantee of our successful future,” said Andriy Vadatursky, CEO of Nibulon. Andriy Vadatursky, CEO of Nibulon.
“We are grateful to Oschadbank for its systematic and consistent support of us, representatives of companies in the sector that ensures the country’s food security. At the very beginning of the full-scale war, Oschadbank provided Nibulon with additional funding for the 2022/2023 sowing campaign to prevent a food crisis that the aggressor was trying to create. In 2023, Oschadbank was one of the first to restructure Nibulon’s pre-war loan to support the company, which suffered losses due to the destruction of infrastructure during the hostilities, the blocking of sea routes from the port of Mykolaiv, and the forced reorientation to other logistics routes. And now we have new funding that we will use for the procurement campaign to support small and medium-sized agricultural producers,” said Vitalina Marchenko, Head of Nibulon’s Banking Department.
As reported earlier, Nibulon Group has more than 25 Ukrainian and foreign creditors, with the vast majority of whom have already signed restructuring agreements.
Nibulon JV LLC was established in 1991. Prior to the Russian military invasion, the grain trader had 27 transshipment terminals and crop reception complexes, capacity to store 2.25 million tons of agricultural products at a time, a fleet of 83 vessels (including 23 tugs), and owned the Mykolaiv Shipyard.
“Before the war, Nibulon cultivated 82 thousand hectares of land in 12 regions of Ukraine and exported agricultural products to more than 70 countries. In 2021, the grain trader exported the highest ever 5.64 million tons of agricultural products, reaching record volumes of supplies to foreign markets in August – 0.7 million tons, in the fourth quarter – 1.88 million tons, and in the second half of the year – 3.71 million tons.
Nibulon’s losses due to Russia’s full-scale military invasion in 2022 exceeded $416 million.
Currently, the grain trader is operating at 32% of capacity, has created a special unit to clear agricultural land of mines, and has been forced to move its headquarters from Mykolaiv to Kyiv.
According to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), as of July 1, 2024, Oschadbank ranked 2nd (UAH 435.06 billion) in terms of total assets among 62 banks in the country. Last year, the financial institution’s net profit amounted to UAH 5.98 billion.
State-owned Oschadbank has increased the credit limit for Druzhba-Nova, the largest cluster of Kernel’s agricultural holding, by almost four times – from UAH 340 million to UAH 1.253 billion, the bank’s press service reports.
According to the report, the funds are provided to replenish the working capital of the agricultural producer. Thanks to the funds raised, the company will be able to ensure an effective harvesting and sowing campaign this year, which will lead to an increase in foreign exchange earnings from Ukrainian exports.
“Supporting the agricultural sector continues to be a priority for us during the war, as it is not only food security, but also one of the main drivers of our economy and foreign exchange earnings in Ukraine,” said Yuriy Katsiyon, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Oschadbank in charge of corporate business.
The bank clarified that the loan portfolio of the Kernel group of companies in Oschadbank is already over UAH 2.2 billion.
Druzhba-Nova is one of the largest land clusters of Kernel, which cultivates more than 110 thousand hectares in Sumy, Chernihiv and Poltava regions. It specializes in crop and livestock production.
Prior to the war, Kernel was the world’s largest producer of sunflower oil (approximately 7% of global production) and a major exporter (approximately 12%). It is one of the largest producers and sellers of bottled oil in Ukraine. In addition, it is engaged in the cultivation and sale of agricultural products.
Kernel’s net profit for FY2023 amounted to $299 million, while the company ended the previous year with a net loss of $41 million. The agricultural holding’s revenue for FY2023 decreased by 35% to $3.455 billion, but EBITDA increased 2.5 times to $544 million.
In the first half of FY2024, Kernel’s net profit fell 3.6 times compared to the first half of FY2023 to $102 million, and EBITDA halved to $223 million on a 16% decline in revenue to $1.59 billion.
According to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), as of May 1, 2024, Oschadbank ranked 2nd (UAH 403.61 billion) in terms of total assets among 63 banks in the country. Last year, the financial institution’s net profit amounted to UAH 5.98 billion.
State-owned Oschadbank (Kyiv) earned UAH 8.81 billion in net profit in January-June 2024, up 29%, or almost UAH 2 billion, compared to the same period last year, the financial institution said on Tuesday.
“Such dynamics testifies to the effectiveness of the implementation of the military strategy of Oschad,” the state bank commented on the results.
It is specified that in January-June, the bank received UAH 2.7 billion of net profit from the revaluation of financial instruments in the securities portfolio, and in June, the net profit of Oschad amounted to UAH 74 million.
The bank’s net interest income increased by almost 26% to UAH 10.96 billion for the half-year, while net non-interest income increased by about 13% to UAH 4.09 billion.
“This result was achieved, in particular, due to the increase in lending to businesses and households: the respective loan portfolios of large corporations, micro, small and medium-sized businesses and individuals increased during the first six months of the year,” Oschadbank explains.
According to the release, the financial institution’s operating profit for the first half of 2024 exceeded UAH 7 billion, which is a quarter better than the result for the same period last year.
It is noted that Oschad has sufficient liquidity and capital at its disposal. In particular, the bank’s regulatory capital adequacy ratio (RCR) as of July 1, 2024 amounted to 14.35%, while the NBU’s established standard is 10%.
“We are pleased with the results achieved due to the stable operation of Oschadbank and successful adaptation to the wartime conditions. One of our main tasks now is to ensure that these results are even more beneficial to the real sector of the economy to ensure a stable recovery and further development of the country,” said Oschadbank Chairman of the Board Serhiy Naumov.
According to him, the bank is currently paying special attention to providing clients with affordable financial resources to restore energy infrastructure and strengthen energy independence of businesses and citizens.
According to the NBU, the bank’s net profit last year amounted to UAH 6.84 billion. As of June 1, 2024, Oschad ranked second in terms of total assets (UAH 415.82 billion) among 63 operating banks.
