According to the ranking of the largest employers in the regions compiled by OpenDataBot based on financial reports for 2023, the agricultural enterprise Nibulon, which employs about 2,800 people, was recognized as the largest employer in the Mykolaiv region.
Nibulon is one of Ukraine’s leading agricultural holdings, specializing in the cultivation, storage, processing, and export of grain and oilseeds. The company was founded in 1991 and developed for many years under the leadership of its founder, Oleksiy Vadatursky, a Hero of Ukraine who died in the summer of 2022 as a result of shelling in Mykolaiv.
Field of activity: agricultural sector, grain export, logistics
Headquarters: Mykolaiv
Number of employees: approximately 2,800 (as of the end of 2023)
Capabilities: own elevators, terminals, an agricultural fleet of more than 80 vessels, a shipbuilding plant
Export destinations: EU, North Africa, Asia, Middle East
Plans: expansion of logistics infrastructure and restoration of lost assets in frontline regions
International tourism revenues rose 11% in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, to $1.7 trillion, the UN World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) reported on Tuesday.
“We are seeing significant growth in tourism revenues across many destinations in early 2025. The average expenditure per international trip in 2024 was $1,170, which is almost 20% higher than the pre-pandemic average of $1,000,” the report said.
According to the organization, Spain, the world’s second-largest tourist destination, reported a 9% increase in tourism revenues in the first two months of 2025 (compared to the same period in 2024). In the Southern Mediterranean region of Europe, Turkey (+7%), Greece, Italy, and Portugal (all three countries saw 4% growth) showed good results in the first quarter. France recorded a 6% increase in international tourism revenues, Norway 20%, and Denmark 11%.
According to UN Tourism, the growth in tourism revenues in Asia was even more noticeable. In Japan, it amounted to 34% in the first quarter, in Nepal – 18%, in South Korea and Mongolia – 14% each.
The United States, which has the highest tourism revenues in the world, reported a 3% increase in January-March 2025.
“Revised data show that total international tourism export revenues (revenues and passenger transport) grew by 11% (in real terms) and reached a record US$2 trillion in 2024, which is about 15% higher than the pre-pandemic level. This is about 6% of total global exports of goods and services and 23% of global trade in services,” the report says.
According to UN Tourism, the growth in international tourism revenues in 2024 is linked to increased spending on overseas travel in the United Kingdom (+16% compared to 2023), Canada (+13%), the United States (+12%), Australia (+8%), and France (+7%). Travelers from China, the world’s largest spender on foreign tourism, spent 30% more abroad in 2024 than a year earlier and 3% more than before the pandemic.
Saudi Arabia (+17%), Spain (+14%), Belgium (+14%), the Netherlands (+13%) and Austria (+11%) also reported growth in travel spending.
The Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Ukraine invites Ukrainian companies and interested organizations to PARTICIPATE in the largest international exhibition in Central Asia dedicated to ecology and sustainable development — ECO EXPO CENTRAL ASIA 2025, which will be held in Tashkent from June 19 to 21, 2025.
The exhibition will bring together global companies working in the field of eco-technologies, innovative start-ups, state and international organizations, and experts in sustainable development.
The industrial zones of the exhibition will cover 16 thematic areas, each reflecting key aspects of sustainable development.
These include greening, green finance and economy, ecotourism, Aral ecology, renewable energy, green construction, water and energy saving technologies, digital education and knowledge, sustainable agriculture, recycling and clean technologies, protected natural areas, green transport, green cities, ecological culture, artificial intelligence and ecology, as well as sustainable initiatives in the FMCG and retail sectors.
Each section will feature cutting-edge technologies, stands of leading companies and start-ups, and interactive simulations.
To register and receive additional information, please follow the link.
Industrial-scale production of long-range weapons can take place in both Ukraine and Germany, according to Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
“Today we have taken the first step in the right direction. I am referring to the production of long-range weapons between Ukraine and Germany. And this will be a cooperation. We are talking about industrial volumes. And this will happen, and can happen here and in Germany, that is, in Ukraine and Germany,” Merz said during a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin on Wednesday.
The chancellor noted that Russia’s vacillation on the issue of negotiations would have consequences. “And we will implement these consequences every day,” he stressed.
JSC Scientific and Technical Complex (STC) Elektronprylad (Kyiv), almost 91.77% of whose shares are owned by the state, will pay dividends in the amount of UAH 21.152 million, or UAH 0.77 per share, based on the results of 2024.
According to the company’s report in the NSSMC’s information disclosure system, this decision was made by the company’s shareholders’ meeting on April 30.
The dividend payment period is from July 1 to October 30 of this year.
As stated in the draft minutes of the general meeting, 75% of the net profit received in 2024 will be allocated to the payment of dividends. Another 25% of net profit will be allocated to expenses provided for in the company’s financial plan.
The company does not disclose its net profit for 2024, but according to Clarity Project, it amounted to UAH 28.203 million (in 2023 – UAH 6.36 million). Net income doubled to UAH 345 million.
NTK Elektronprylad specializes in the creation of onboard aviation equipment for aircraft. The company was established in 1962 on the basis of the automated control systems of Antonov Design Bureau.
The authorized capital of NTK Elektronprylad is UAH 6.785 million, and the par value of a share is UAH 0.25.
In January-March 2025, PJSC Khimpharmzavod Chervona Zirka (Kharkiv) increased its net profit by 66% compared to the same period in 2024, to UAH 6.144 million.
According to the company’s disclosure to the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, its net sales revenue for the period increased by 27% to UAH 100.558 million.
Chervona Zirka is a Ukrainian manufacturer of medicines, therapeutic cosmetics, and dietary supplements.
According to the OpenDataBot system, the company’s net profit for 2024 amounted to UAH 24.063 million, which is 64% more than in 2023.
The ultimate beneficiary of the company is Elena Galkina.
