Credit Agricole received the best bank for agrarian lending award

Credit Agricole was given the title of the best bank for agricultural lending based on 2025 results as part of the annual analysis “25 leading banks of Ukraine” prepared by FinClub information agency. For the bank, this award signifies recognition of many years of systemic work with agribusiness and confirmation of extensive expertise in this area.

“Agribusiness is among the key areas for both Credit Agricole Group and our bank in Ukraine. Our mission is not only to be a banking service leader, but also to change and transform the market. We wholeheartedly thank our customers for their loyalty and the jury panel members for the high appreciation of our work”, - shares Nataliia Porvina, head of Agribusiness Support Department and ESG of Credit Agricole. 

Credit Agricole serves over 2600 agribusiness customers. About 80 % of the agrarian customers remain with the bank for over 5 years, while nearly half of them – for over 10 years, indicating high levels of loyalty and trust. At the heart of all these accomplishments is unique expertise of the bank’s agri-team.

“The market transforms under the influence of the climate, technologies, products, finances. Working with Credit Agricole Bank, each agrarian producer receives the required financial instrument to take advantage of all the market opportunities! When speaking with our experts, customers feel that the bank has an understanding of the specifics of their operations”, - comments Ihor Hurzhii, head of Agri-expertise Division of Credit Agricole Bank.

Earlier in 2025, the bank was named leader of the category “Best services for agribusiness” by “Banker Awards 2025”, it was also crowned “Bank of the Year in Agro” in the review by Delo.ua.

Credit Agricole is cultivating partner programs, the number of which exceeds 70 in the bank’s portfolio. Under these programs, we offer financing seeds, plant protection products, fertilizers, fuels and lubricants, as well as agricultural machinery and equipment.

Follow the link for more information about the partner programs.

The project “25 leading banks of Ukraine” is an independent review of Ukrainian banking market showcasing the banking market leaders nationwide: 18 winners in specialized ratings, six best top managers and a leading bank. In the course of the analysis, all the banks operating in Ukraine were ranked based on their financial reporting and additional information provided by the participants of the rating.