9 October 2026, 08:45
Ukrgasbank
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Banks are reducing OVDP, while the population adds about 4 billion each month
In January 2026, the banks' OVDP portfolio fell by 9 billion UAH to 922,67 billion UAH. PrivatBank cut its positions by 23,07 billion UAH, while the population adds about 4 billion UAH each month.
Ukrainians have 153 million cards and only a third of them are active
Ukrainian banks issued about 153,2 million cards but only about 61,1 million were active. The difference is explained by state programmes and by people having several cards.
Ukrainians' deposits grew to 504,2 billion UAH — who benefited most
Over the eight months of 2026, household term deposits rose by 37,3 billion UAH to 504,2 billion UAH. Almost all the increase was in UAH, and most went to PrivatBank, Oschadbank and monobank.
Dollar above 45 UAH for the first time, euro falls, public debt 9,6 trillion UAH
The dollar settled at 45,05 UAH and Ukraine's public debt reached 9,6 trillion UAH. The euro fell to $1,1161. We analyse the impact on savings, the role of government bonds (OVDP) and staff changes in the bank.
Ukrgasbank will be headed by Artem Shevalyov after approval by the NBU
The supervisory board of Ukrgasbank chose Artem Shevalov as head of the management board. The appointment awaits approval by the National Bank of Ukraine and takes place in the context of transformation and preparation for privatisation.
Why state-owned banks lag behind private ones during the war
After 2025, 52% of the assets of Ukraine's banking system remain state-owned. The ban on dividend payments by private banks gives them more capital to grow and widens the gap with state banks.
Loan to Ukrnafta — Deutsche Bank finances 60 MW of power plants
The Cabinet approved a Deutsche Bank loan of 45,75 million euros to purchase equipment for almost 60 MW of gas-piston stations for JSC 'Ukrnafta', guaranteed by Finnvera Plc and with state repayment.
