OREANDA-NEWS. July 17, 2012. In accordance with the Decree of the President of Ukraine № 417/2012 Mr. Mykola Udovychenko, Chairman of the Board of the Joint Stock Company The State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine (Ukreximbank), was awarded the Order of Merit, 3rd class, reported the press-centre of Ukreximbank.

Pursuant to the Decree, the Order of Merit was presented to awardees for their noticeable personal contribution to the nation-building, social and economical, scientific and technological, cultural and educational development of Ukraine, significant labor achievements and high level of professional performance.

Today Joint Stock Company The State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine (JSC Ukreximbank):

is 100% state-owned;

is one of the major and most profitable operators in the Ukrainian banking market;

services a considerable proportion of export and import activities effected by Ukrainian enterprises and enjoys unique experience in the Ukrainian market in various areas of export-import banking, including documentary business and trade finance;

acts as the sole financial agent of the Government of Ukraine with respect to loans from foreign financial institutions, which are originated, borrowed or guaranteed by Ukraine;

is a partner of the World Bank under the largest Export Development Project in Ukraine, a partner of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the EBRD) under the EBRD Trade Facilitation Programme and the EBRD Energy Efficiency Programme, a partner of Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (the KfW) under Small and Medium Enterprises Program;

has the widest amidst Ukrainian banks foreign network of correspondents and long-standing reliable partners world-wide;

is favoured with over 100 clear credit lines from global financial institutions for short-term uncovered documentary and trade finance transactions and is the only Ukrainian bank recognised by over 30 primary Export Credit Agencies as a direct borrower/guarantor on medium and long term financing;

has a well developed branch network, which embraces all main regions and industrial centres of Ukraine.