Credit Agricole Ukraine

JSC Credit Agricole Bank is a universal international bank in Ukraine, strategic partner to agribusiness and corporate customers, as well as one of the automotive lending and agricultural lending market leaders. The bank is part of the international Credit Agricole Group (France), which is in the TOP 10 biggest banks worldwide by assets¹, leader in bank assurance² and asset management³ on the European market.

Credit Agricole history on the Ukrainian market

In 1993, Credit Lyonnais Group founded Credit Lyonnais Bank Ukraine in Kyiv. In 2004, Credit Lyonnais became part of Crédit Agricole Group. From the start of its operations in Ukraine, Crédit Agricole Group praised the potential of Ukrainian agrarian companies and became their strategic partner. The bank's customers were primarily international companies that were serviced by the Group's banks worldwide. In 2006, Credit Agricole Group acquired Index-Bank. Thus, Credit Agricole Bank became a universal bank to meet the daily banking needs of individuals as well as businesses.

Credit Agricole Bank today

With a head office in Kyiv and 137 outlets nationwide, the bank serves 380,000 customers. Its total assets amount to USD 2.8 billion as of January of 2026.

Even in the wartime, Credit Agricole shows stable operations, continuously providing service to customers and supporting the Ukrainian economy. In 2023, Credit Agricole was included in the list of the systemically important banks⁴, which is evidence of its crucial role in the Ukrainian economy. For two consecutive years, the bank was named the best bank for cash management in Ukraine⁵. In 2025, the bank placed first in bank deposit reliability rating three times⁶. Credit Agricole placed second and was recognized as the liquidity leader in “Banks – Business Champions” awards⁷.

Credit Agricole is a reliable partner for Ukrainian agribusiness and is the leader in agricultural lending. As of November of 2025, the bank’s financing of agricultural producers amounts to UAH 8 billion. Since the war started, the bank granted UAH 7 billion in loans to the agrarian companies under the state program "Affordable Loans 5-7-9%". The bank also takes part in the State Government Guarantees Program, under which it granted UAH 2.2 billion. In 2023, Credit Agricole signed important risk sharing agreements with the EBRD and IFC, the amount of which has already reached EUR 440 million and was already allocated to support the crucial industries of Ukraine, in particular the agrarian industry. In 2025, the bank won in the category “Bank of the Year in Agro”⁹ and received an award in the “Best Services for Agribusiness” category¹⁰.

Credit Agricole Bank is among the automotive lending⁸ market leaders and the only one in Ukraine that holds the ISO 9001 international certificate in Automotive Lending category from Bureau Veritas, granting the transparent terms for car loans and high quality of customer service. In 2025, the bank granted UAH 3 billion in new car loans and confirmed its status as one of the leaders on the market with a share of over 25%.

In 2024, Credit Agricole launched its large-scale image project for IT customers – the Code of Trust. The bank is developing its remote service channels such as СА+ mobile application, CORPEX internet bank for legal entities and CA+ Pro for private entrepreneurs, while simultaneously modernizing its outlet network. In 2025, Credit Agricole launched the CORPEX mobile app for legal entities, which became a comfortable addition to the web version.

Since 2016, the bank has been implementing its wide-reaching corporate social responsibility program «We Care!», that focuses on the four key areas: charity, environmental initiatives, volunteering and care for employees. Since the war broke out, Credit Agricole donated UAH 190 million to charity, primarily for purchasing medical equipment for the hospitals of Ukraine and to help those affected by the war.

¹According to «TOP 1000 World Banks» study by «The Banker», 09.07.2024.
²According to L’Argus de l’assurance, 13 December 2023.
³IPE «Top 500 Asset Managers», June 2023.
⁴According to the classification of the National Bank of Ukraine, 2023.
⁵According to «Еuromoney» survey, 15.10.2024.
⁶According to Standard-Rating agency, 26.11.2025.
⁷Award from Forbes Ukraine media, 28.04.2025.
⁸In “25 Leading Banks of Ukraine” research (2025) according to Financial Club news agency, 17.12.2025.
⁹According to “TOP 100. Ratings of the Largest” magazine and Delo.Ua, 27.02.2025.
¹⁰Award at the Banker Awards 2025, 01.10.2025.