Banca Agricola Popolare di Sicilia focuses on loans and strengthens support for families and businesses. In the first half of 2026, the institution made new gross disbursements of 223 million euros, confirming credit to the territory as one of the main pillars of the 2025-2027 “Futura” Business Plan.
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The data concerns loans granted in the first six months of the year and not the total stock of loans. Particularly significant is the growth of the green sector: disbursements for sustainable projects and investments increased by 63% compared to those made in 2025.
Credit to the territory and green transition
The bank’s strategy links credit support to collaboration with local businesses and productive realities. Alongside financing, Baps highlights among the initiatives started the direct relationship with local excellences and support for the three-year degree course in “Business Management for the Sustainable Economy,” promoted with the University of Catania, the Municipality, and the University Consortium of Ragusa.
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The expansion of loans is accompanied by a prudent oversight of credit quality. At the end of June, the gross NPL ratio stands at 2.5%, while the net ratio falls to 0.8%. The overall coverage rate of non-performing loans is 67.7%, with coverage of 86.5% for bad loans and 66.3% for probable defaults. Adjustments on customer loans amount to 17.4 million euros.
“A credit oversight built over the years with rigor and industrial vision,” says CEO Saverio Continella, “brings the incidence of non-performing loans to levels that make the effects of calendar provisioning marginal.”
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