Business news from Ukraine

OTP IN UKRAINE SEES NET PROFIT FALL BY 21.9%

The net profit of OTP Bank (Kyiv) amounted to UAH 1.51 million in January-September 2020, which is 21.9% less than in the same period in 2019 (UAH 1.94 billion).
According to the financial reports posted on the bank’s website, its net profit increased by 28.6% to UAH 924.34 million for the third quarter of 2020, compared to the corresponding indicator a year earlier.
The net interest income of OTP Bank decreased by 1.5% (to UAH 2.63 billion) in nine months, while net commission income by 10.2% (to UAH 863.6 million).
The bank’s assets increased by 24% to UAH 55.51 billion in January-September, including funds kept in banks by 68.8% (to UAH 13.82 billion), and loans issued to customers by UAH 147 million (up to UAH 25.46 billion).
The bank’s liabilities for the corresponding period increased by 18.4% to UAH 46.19 billion, in particular, customer accounts by 26.1% to UAH 44.75 billion.
According to the financial reports, OTP Bank’s equity capital increased by 19.8% to UAH 9.32 billion in nine months, and the charter capital remained at the level of UAH 6.186 billion.
OTP Bank is the flagship unit of the OTP banking group, registered by the NBU, which also includes AMC OTP Capital LLC and OTP Leasing LLC.
According to the National Bank of Ukraine, as of September 1, 2020, OTP Bank was ranked 10th among 75 banks operating in the country in terms of total assets

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GERMAN DEVELOPMENT BANK TO ISSUE $17 MLN LOAN TO OTP

The German Development Bank (KfW) will provide OTP Leasing (Kyiv) with a subordinated loan of $17 million under the Agrofinancing program.
According to a press release of KfW, the corresponding loan agreement was signed by the parties on June 19.
The loan is granted for seven years with payment at the end of the term.
“To date, KfW has cooperated with banks in the Ukrainian financial sector, but leasing is a good alternative for financing investments, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises in agricultural sector. Therefore we are very pleased with our new partner, OTP Leasing, and, providing it with a subordinated loan, we are implementing a new financial instrument in Ukrainian leasing,” KfW Director in Ukraine Lutz Horn-Haacke said.
According to the report, the loan attracted by OTP Leasing will allow to provide Ukrainian companies with $180 million financing this year instead of the planned $100 million.
OTP Leasing is part of the European financial group OTP Group. The company was founded in June 2008 as a subsidiary of OTP Bank. It provides a full range of leasing services, works with the leading manufacturers of machinery, equipment and vehicles.

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