A new risk-sharing facility will boost lending for smaller businesses in Ukraine, especially for agribusinesses and women-owned enterprises, helping them maintain production, create jobs, and grow.

The guidance note was developed by Korn Ferry to support Ukrainian financial institutions in becoming more inclusive, safer, and more accessible employers, which outlines recommendations for financial institutions that hire Ukrainian war veterans.

Affordable financing is critical for Ukrainian agribusinesses as they support their fellow farmers and soldiers on the front lines.

This learning brief summarizes the challenges, opportunities, and responses of agri-SMEs, financiers and development partners to the current food crisis.

But the sector is at risk due to the Russian invasion and in need of support from the international community.

Small farmers will have improved access to finance given a new endeavor that aims to boost capital markets development in Ukraine, enabling refinancing opportunities for creditors in agriculture.

Through the investment, the partners aim to facilitate farmers’ ability to access much-needed financing to sustain their businesses using local currency.

UAH funding equivalent to EUR 20 million to be on-lent in local currency to small farmers and producers to support economic recovery during COVID-19 crisis.

EFSE partners to provide agricultural businesses with much-needed liquidity in local currency to combat economic effects of coronavirus crisis.