The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has agreed a €10 million loan with Winner Leasing, marking the company’s first partnership with the Bank in the financial sector, according to a press release.
According to the EBRD, the facility is intended to provide “medium-term financing” for Ukrainian micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), which continue to face restricted access to credit during the war.
Winner Leasing – part of the Winner Group Ukraine – stated that the loan will be used to support fleet investments, including cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, machinery and equipment.
The Bank noted that MSMEs have experienced “significant disruptions” and that leasing has become an increasingly important option, allowing businesses to acquire assets without large upfront costs.
At least 40 per cent of the loan proceeds will be directed towards green equipment, in line with the EBRD’s Green Economy Transition strategy. This will include electric vehicles, charging infrastructure and hybrid technologies. The Bank said such investments would “contribute to energy efficiency and energy security” for Ukrainian enterprises.
Winner Leasing, founded in 2016 and part of Winner Group Ukraine, provides financial- and operating-lease services across multiple sectors. The company has been an EBRD client since 2021.
The EBRD remains Ukraine’s largest institutional lender, having committed more than €8.5 billion to the country’s real economy since February 2022. The Bank has also secured a €4 billion capital increase to continue financing Ukraine’s economy during the conflict and in future reconstruction.
Winner Group, founded in 1994, has grown from a single-brand Ford dealer /importer into a major multi-brand automotive group in Ukraine, representing a range of premium and mass-market brands (Ford, Volvo, MG, Jaguar, Land Rover, Porsche, Bentley). Its owner and CEO is Ivan Hynansky.
“EBRD extends €10m loan to Winner Leasing” was originally created and published by Leasing Life, a GlobalData owned brand.
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