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The World Bank helps small Ukrainian entrepreneurs who have taken refuge or stayed in the country

2024-02-12T19:13:50.144Z

Highlights: The World Bank helps small Ukrainian entrepreneurs who have taken refuge or stayed in the country. In 2021, before the war, SMEs represented 99% of all businesses in Ukraine, or around 60% of GDP and more than 7 million jobs. It is thanks to this advertisement published on Facebook by the Georgian bank Crystal Bank that Irina Datsenko was able to preserve the jobs of the employees of her restaurant. “I saw this advert several times on social networks,” says this Ukrainian based in Batumi, a seaside resort on the Black Sea, in Georgia.


DECRYPTION - In 2021, before the war, SMEs represented 99% of all businesses in Ukraine, or around 60% of GDP and more than 7 million jobs.


“For Ukrainians who have forcibly immigrated and want to start a business or buy equipment: we offer simplified access to credit tailored to their needs.”

It is thanks to this advertisement published on Facebook by the Georgian bank Crystal Bank that Irina Datsenko was able to preserve the jobs of the employees of her restaurant.

“I saw this advert several times on social networks,”

says this Ukrainian based in Batumi, a seaside resort on the Black Sea, in Georgia.

One of my friends benefited from a microcredit and was very satisfied with it.

I submitted a request and it was quickly accepted.”

This refugee who left her country shortly before the war opened the Just Like Home café, and hired around twenty of her fellow refugees in Georgia.

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“Last year we had to consider a reduction in staff due to the end of the summer season.

But I couldn't do that to people...

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Source: lefigaro

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