On November 11, 2016, Regional Development Agency of Vinnitsa region together with the Department of International Cooperation and Regional Development of Regional State Administration under the program the development of small and medium enterprises held "Fair of credit for small and medium enterprises."

This unique event brought together nearly 100 of participants from representatives of the banking sector and SMEs. The purpose of the event was to bring in one place at a certain time the representatives of banks that provide credits for business and representatives of SMEs.

During the official part, Andriy Gyzhko, First Deputy of Chairman of Regional State Administration, highlighted with the welcoming speech to the participants: "The event of this size is necessary, because the presence of both, banks and businesses, encourages to the dialogue. Such dialogue helps the banks to understand, what the business needs and to offer the best variant of cooperation. The entrepreneurs also can choose the most attractive offers for themselves that are collected in one place. "

Valery Nykytiuk, the Acting Director of Regional Development Agency, said: "We need to create a platform for establishing communication between businesses and banks. The agency works hard to make such meetings were held on a regular basis. It is important to start the process of communication, in which the banks pay attention to the demand of credit to certain industries. Therefore, the following "Fairs" will be more substantive and highly specialized".

After the official part, the event turned into the format of "world cafe", which allowed the interested members of SME to approach to the banks and to negotiate the credit conditions.