EBRD plans to increase financing of Ukraine's economy in national currency

Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for Ukraine Sevki Acuner said this while signing the agreement between the EBRD and the OTP Leasing, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"One of our goals is to increase the capabilities and the volume of financing in the national currency of different sectors, financial institutions, corporate clients and municipal enterprises," Acuner said.

He stressed that the EBRD, apart from the banking sector, also cooperated with corporate clients on development of financing in the national currency.

"We also intend to start to finance the municipal and public utility companies in hryvnias as they need hryvnias in regards to risks and area of activity," Acuner added.

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