Volumes of cargo transportation in Jan-Oct of 2020, MLN tons.
The first store of the fashion brand The Athlete’s Foot, which is being developed in Ukraine by the Epicenter K group of companies under a franchise, was opened on December 26 in the shopping and entertainment center Blockbuster Mall in Kyiv.
“The Athlete’s Foot (TAF) is a subsidiary project of Intersport International Corporation. In Ukraine, its development as a franchise will be carried out by the Epicenter K group of companies, which this year has entered into an agreement with the owner of the brand … Ukraine became one of 30 countries of the world where this brand operates,” a press release from Epicenter K reads.
According to the report, the area of the store is 340 sq m.
TAF stores are also to open in other cities with a population of one million, in particular in Dnipro and Odesa, but the dates have not been named due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Epicenter K LLC was founded in 2003 and opened the first hypermarket in Kyiv in December of the same year. As of August 2020, the chain has 62 shopping centers in Ukraine.
Dynamics of the consumer price index in 2002-2020, in %.
SSC of Ukraine
Dynamics of balance of payments of Ukraine (USD mln).
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and state-owned enterprise (SOE) Antonov signed a memorandum of cooperation in the construction of aircraft for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The memorandum was signed with the participation of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, the press service of the head of state said.
At the first stage, this is about three new military transport aircraft An-178, which will receive the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They can be used for the delivery of personnel, weapons and light military equipment by landing and parachute methods, as well as for the transportation of goods.
“These new aircraft will be constructed by Ukrainian citizens, from Ukrainian components, for Ukrainian interests. Actually, the way it should be,” Zelensky said before the document signing ceremony, which took place at SOE Antonov.
KPMG has announced a reduction in revenues in Ukraine in the 2020 financial year to UAH 552 million compared to UAH 561 million in 2019.
“For a year of economic and social turbulence, KPMG International announced the total annual income of KPMG firms in the amount of $ 29.22 billion for the fiscal year that ended on September 30, 2020 against $ 29.75 billion in 2019. In Ukraine, KPMG’s revenues for the 2020 fiscal year were UAH 552 million against UAH 561 million in 2019,” the company said in a release on its website.
“This applies to the business of our clients, as well as all our services in the field of audit and activities in the field of taxation and consulting. We introduce innovations and work closely with our strategic alliances to help clients transform their business into a digital format,” the press service said citing Andriy Tsymbal, the managing partner of KPMG in Ukraine.
