The average size of a guarantee for a business in St. Petersburg reached 11 million rubles. The municipal fund helped businesses in St. Petersburg raise 14.1 billion rubles. Entrepreneurs in St. Petersburg raised more than 14.1 billion rubles thanks to a guarantee from the municipal credit assistance fund. The average size of such a guarantee in 2026 was 11 million rubles. The mechanism allows companies and individual entrepreneurs to receive bank loans if they lack their own collateral. The business used the funds raised to replenish working capital, purchase materials, pay for supplies and taxes. Governor Alexander Baglob noted that in terms of the scope of guarantee support for small and medium businesses, St. Petersburg occupies one of the leading positions in the country.