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In the year 2017 within the framework of government policy “Warm house” of efficient use of energy resources Ukrgasbank advanced to Ukrainian citizens 16 694 loans amounting to UAH 452 million.
Following the results of its activity in 2017, the profit of Ukrgasbank amounted to UAH 624 million, which is nearly 20% higher than the target figure, approved by the Bank's Supervisory Board.
UKRGASBANK generated net profit of UAH 539 million for 11 months of 2017, which is 22% higher than the target figure.
UKRGASBANK earned the highest reliability rating of bank deposits among Ukrainian state-owned banks. Such results of "Rating of Bank Deposits Reliability" were released by the rating agency "Standard-Rating" (Ukraine) based on the analysis of Ukrainian banks for the 9 months of 2017.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) – jointly the EIB Group – today signed a guarantee agreement with Ukrgasbank to support the equivalent of EUR 50 million of lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ukraine.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, and Ukrgasbank signed a Memorandum of Understanding today that will help set the stage for the privatization of Ukrgasbank, Ukraine’s fourth-largest lender.
As part of the expansion of cooperation between Ukrgasbank and International Finance Corporation (IFC), the bank has joined Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) with USD 20 million trade finance guarantee facility, which will increase the bank’s international trade finance business and support the efforts to help modernize the economy and boost growth.
Ukrgasbank has advanced the biggest loan in Ukraine amounting to UAH 9.7 mln to one of Kyiv condominium under the state energy efficiency program. The funds for the period of 5 years are provided for comprehensive thermo-modernization in residential multi-apartment building.
Over two years of Ukrgasbank’s work with a new client segment, namely with representatives of small and medium-sized businesses, the bank’s customer base has increased by 17,000 new enterprises.
UKRGASBANK entered the TOP-3 “Most Reliable Banks of Ukraine” rating according to “Lichnyi schet” (Private account) business magazine.
Since the start of the year 2017, UKRGASBANK has advanced green loans for the total of more than UAH 1 billion within the framework of unique for Ukrainian banking market strategy of ECO-banking.
On the 3rd of March 2017 Rodion Morozov, Head of Ecological Projects Department of UKRGASBANK, participated in 8th Annual Adam Smith Conference “Ukrainian Energy Forum”.
In February 2017 UKRGASBANK advanced another green loan amounting to EUR 3 million. Loan proceeds will be used for the construction of the new solar power plants (SPP) in Khmelnitsky region.
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On the 1st of February at the Ministry of Finance the Memorandum on strategic partnership and cooperation between the JSC “Ukrgasbank” and the German-Ukrainian Fund (GUF) aimed to develop the existing and to implement new attractive loan programs for micro, small and medium-sized business in Ukraine was signed.
During the year 2016 UKRGASBANK provided financing amounting to UAH 47.7 million in 284 energy efficiency projects for condominiums and cooperative housing associations. The loans were advanced under government-subsidized Energy Efficiency Program.
Ukrgasbank has provided a Green Loan with total amount of EUR 2.1 million for the construction of solar (photovoltaic) power plant in Odesa region, Izmail district, Suvorove village.
On December 28th Ukrgasbank signed new loan agreements with the German-Ukrainian Fund as a result of which total EUR funding provided by the German-Ukrainian Fund doubled to EUR 6.9 million and UAH funding increased 24 times to UAH 24 million. Execution of the new loan agreements followed successful utilization of funding available under open credit lines.
Ukrgasbank began financing the construction of the Novotroitsk wind farm (NWF) with capacity of 70 MW, which is carried out by "Vindkraft Tavria" in Kherson region. After the project is completed, it will become one of the three largest and most powerful wind power stations in Ukraine.
On December 13th Olena Paliy, head of dealing operations and liquidity management unit of UKRGASBANK, won “Best money market dealer” award by ACI Ukraine The Financial Markets Association.