Ukraine continues to strengthen its position in the European transit space. Thus, in the second quarter of 2025, the State Customs Service of Ukraine issued almost 34 thousand transit declarations under the common transit procedure (NCTS). This is 8 thousand more than in the previous quarter and 9 thousand more than in the second quarter of 2024.
This is the highest quarterly increase since Ukraine joined the Convention on a Common Transit Procedure.
More than 23 thousand movements initiated by Ukrainian customs have been successfully completed in the countries party to the Convention. In turn, 10.7 thousand transit movements initiated in other countries were completed in Ukraine, which is almost 50% more than in the previous quarter.
In total, since the start of the international application of the joint transit procedure on October 1, 2022, the State Customs Service has issued almost 196 thousand declarations, of which 149 thousand were issued as a customs office of departure and 47 thousand as a customs office of destination.
In addition, domestic companies are actively using Ukrainian general guarantees in T1 declarations to move transit goods in other countries party to the Convention. For example, in the second quarter of 2025, general guarantees were used in almost 106 thousand T1 declarations transported through the customs territory of the European Union (since January 1, 2025 – more than 183 thousand such declarations).
Regarding guarantees under the common transit procedure, in the second quarter of 2025, the State Customs Service registered 28 general guarantees in the NCTS guarantee management system. As of the beginning of July 2025, 94 general guarantees totaling more than EUR 320 million and 4,947 individual guarantees totaling EUR 218.45 million were in force.
Such dynamics confirms the growth of business confidence in the common transit procedure and demonstrates an increase in the number of foreign economic operators seeking to work in accordance with EU standards.
Ukraine plans to jointly manufacture lung and breast cancer drugs with Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche, Mykhailo Radutsky, chairman of the parliamentary committee on national health, medical care and medical insurance, said on his Facebook page, as part of the URC-2025 Ukraine Recovery Conference on Thursday.
“For several years, the President’s team has been negotiating with international pharmaceutical companies to localize production in Ukraine. The state enterprise “Medical Procurement of Ukraine” and Roche have signed an investment agreement to create capacities for the production of innovative drugs for lung and breast cancer in Ukraine,” he said.
Radutsky clarified that Roche will supply medicines in bulk, and their packaging, final packaging and labeling will be carried out directly in Ukraine, at the production facilities of the Ministry of Healthcare’s Medsnabzhenie branch.
He noted that in order to launch the project, it is necessary to obtain a GMP license for production and train staff.
Patients will be able to receive the first medicines under the project in 2027.
According to the State Enterprise (MoH), these are currently medicines for the two most common types of cancer – the drug for non-small cell lung cancer atezolizumab (Tecentrik) and pertuzumab + trastuzumab (Fesgo), which is used to treat breast cancer.
Since the beginning of the year, the ADONIS clinic chain has expanded the list of medical services to 80 areas, topping the Ukrainian Business Award TOP-10 private clinics rating by the number of medical areas.
According to the company’s pre-release, in 2024, the network had 78 medical areas. Among the areas in which ADONIS operates are gynecology, reproductive medicine, pediatrics, surgery, endocrinology, neurology, and others.
In addition, in 2025, ADONIS ranks second in the TOP 10 private clinics in terms of online brand awareness (branded searches) “This is an indicator of digital awareness – how many people consciously search for the clinic’s name on the Internet. In 2024, we were ranked fourth in this category, so we moved up two positions in a year, which indicates an increase in the popularity and trust in the ADONIS brand,” the clinic said.
ADONIS also took fourth place in the national ranking of private clinics, while in 2024 the chain also took fourth place, but within the city of Kyiv.
The clinic chain also received 8 out of 10 points for the quality of service, convenience of digital services, fast communication with patients, and overall level of service. In 2024, this figure was 7 points.
“The one-point increase is evidence that the implemented changes and systematic service improvement were noticeable to patients and had a positive impact on their experience,” the clinic emphasized.
In 2025, ADONIS received 86% of positive reviews on Google, while in 2024 this figure was approximately 83%.
In addition, ADONIS in 2025 received 3 out of 4 points for the level of representation in social networks.
“This indicator remained unchanged compared to 2024, which indicates stable activity in the digital environment. Thanks to regular content and systematic work with the online audience, the clinic continues to maintain the trust of patients on popular platforms,” the medical network emphasized.
ADONIS also received the highest score of 5 out of 5 points from the expert jury from all three independent jury members of the Ukrainian Business Award, with an average score of 4.9 in 2024.
“This result emphasizes the growth of brand confidence, consistency in development, and a high level of professionalism recognized by leading industry experts,” the network said.
ADONIS emphasized that the network “does not stop there, confirming its reputation as a stable and professional medical brand every year.”
“We are sincerely pleased with the results, which became possible thanks to the coordinated work of the entire team of the ADONIS medical group of companies – people who love their work and work with their hearts every day,” ADONIS emphasized.
“Ukrzaliznytsia announces auctions for the sale of crushed stone. The first auctions for 72.5 thousand tons of crushed stone will be held on July 24-25 on the Prozorro Sales website, the company’s press service reports.
The release specifies that the sale of crushed stone became possible due to the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers, which simplified the procedure for disposing of property for Ukrzaliznytsia and granted permission to sell it.
The company has already held a meeting with the business to discuss current issues of the crushed stone market and the prospects for selling through electronic auctions.
The auctions will be based on the English auction principle, and Ukrzaliznytsia expects active competition among the participants.
In the future, the company plans to sell almost 1.3 million tons of crushed stone through separate lots.
In January-June 2025, Express Insurance (Kyiv) collected insurance premiums in the amount of UAH 560.9 million, which is 32% more than in the same period of 2024, according to the insurer’s website.
Premiums under hull insurance contracts for this period amounted to UAH 380.4 million, which is UAH 44.9 million, or 13.4%, more than in January-June 2024, for MTPL – UAH 167.7 million (+90.6%), for other types of insurance – UAH 12.7 million.
The company reports that in January-June 2025, the total amount of insurance claims for insured events amounted to UAH 223 million. This includes UAH 176.3 million in payments to motor hull insurance customers and UAH 43.3 million to victims of motor TPL insurance.
As reported, as of March 31, 2025, the assets of Express Insurance amounted to UAH 940.6 million, which is UAH 149.1 million more than in 2024, their share in cash amounted to 89%, which ensures the company’s operational ability to pay compensation for insured events.
Express Insurance was founded in 2008 and is part of the UkrAVTO group of companies. The company specializes in automobile insurance. The consistently high speed of claims settlement in the IC is ensured by optimal interaction with partner service stations.
Since April 2012, Express Insurance has been an associate member of the Motor Transport Insurance Bureau of Ukraine.
Ukrainian producers exported 66,700 tons of wheat flour during the 2024-2025 marketing year (July-June), which is 27.9% less than in the previous season, when this figure was 92,500 tons, according to the Ukrainian Flour Millers Association.
The industry association noted that about 46% of exports in the 2024/2025 season went to EU countries. The top five importers of Ukrainian flour were Moldova (20,300 tons), the Czech Republic (15,300 tons), Palestine (10,800 tons), France (3,000 tons), and Spain (2,900 tons).
Exports of other types of flour in the 2024/2025 season amounted to 4.6 thousand tons (in 2023/24 MY – 5.4 thousand tons). The share of EU countries in terms of export volumes was 14% (27% in 2023/2024 MY). The five countries to which other types of flour were supplied in 2024/25 MY were Moldova (3.2 thousand tons), Israel (0.5 thousand tons), Croatia (0.2 thousand tons), Bulgaria, and Spain (0.1 thousand tons each).
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