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Center-invest Bank Ranks Among Top 5 SME Lenders in Russia

22.03.2024

Center-invest Bank was included in the Ranking of Largest SME Crediting Banks in 2023 prepared by Expert RA rating agency. The bank ranked 5th by volume of loans issued in 2023 and 9th by size of SME loan portfolio.

The SME loan portfolio showed substantial growth: at the end of 2023 Center-invest Bank increased the growth rate of its loan portfolio by 9.9% compared to 2022.

In 2023, Center-invest Bank lent RUB 103.3 billion for the development of our customers’ businesses, 82.6% of which were allocated to SMEs.

Center-invest Bank participates in all state programmes of concessional financing for SME and is an accredited partner of the SME Corporation. To develop the customers’ businesses, the bank runs its own acceleration program which includes training, mentoring and concessional lending.