On May 2, NovaPay International Financial Service (NovaPay TM) will launch a public offering of the 10th series of bonds – Series J – with a total nominal amount of UAH 100 million of its subsidiary NovaPay Credit LLC, which will be used by the issuer in its bond repurchase program, which is an alternative to deposits.
According to the website of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC), it registered the issue and approved the prospectus of the J series bonds on April 25.
According to the prospectus, the bonds are issued for a term of three years, the nominal interest rate has been increased to 18% p.a. from 17% p.a. in previous series, and interest income is paid at the end of the circulation period.
The placement price was set at the par value of UAH 1 thousand per bond.
Univer Capital LLC was appointed as the administrator of the J series bonds, as well as the previous ones.
“The funds raised as a result of the bond issue through a public offering are planned to be used in the following areas: credit operations for legal entities – 20% of the actual funds raised; credit operations for individuals – 80% of the actual funds raised,” the prospectus says.
As reported, in 2023, NovaPay made three public issues of interest-bearing bonds of series A, B, and C for UAH 100 million each, and last year issued six more series of bonds – D, E, F, G, H, and I. In particular, in October-December 2024, three series of bonds – “G”, “H” and “I” – were placed for a total amount of UAH 290 million, which increased the total amount of the company’s securities in circulation to UAH 890 million.
Securities of all series, except for “B” and “I”, are used for the repurchase program and are available for purchase in the NovaPay mobile application, while “B” and “I” bonds are offered for sale to institutional clients, with interest income paid quarterly.
According to the prospectuses, the last three series of bonds have a three-year maturity. The nominal interest rate on them is 17% per annum, while for the three previous issues it was 18%.
NovaPay, which promotes most of its bonds as an alternative to bank deposits through a one- to 12-month repurchase scheme. Since April 17, the company has slightly raised interest rates on them: now they range from 10% per month to 19% per year, and a new investment term of four months at a rate of 17.5% per annum has been added.
NovaPay is an international financial service founded in 2001. It is part of the Nova group and provides online and offline financial services at Nova Poshta offices. It was the first non-bank financial institution in Ukraine to receive an expanded NBU license in 2023, which allowed it to open accounts and issue cards, and the first non-bank to launch its own financial application at the end of last year.
According to the prospectus, NovaPay Credit plans to increase its interest income to UAH 802.1 million this year, and to UAH 1 billion 515.1 million next year, and to generate UAH 518.9 million and UAH 1 billion 30.6 million in net profit, respectively.
Last year, the company’s net profit increased to UAH 89.2 million from UAH 40.3 million a year earlier, while revenue grew to UAH 285.6 million from UAH 95.6 million.
ICSG forecasts that global refined copper production will increase by around 2.9% to 28.9 million tons in 2025. This is driven by the continued expansion of production capacity in China and the start-up of new plants in other countries such as Indonesia, India and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Copper demand is expected to increase by 2.4% to 28 million tons in 2025. Top 20 copper producing countries in 2024
Place Country Production volume (million tons)
1 Chile 5.3
2 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.3
3 Peru 2.6
4 China 1.8
5 Indonesia 1.1
6 USA 1.1
7 Russia 0.93
8 Australia 0.8
9 Kazakhstan 0.74
10 Mexico 0.7
11 Zambia 0.65
12 Canada 0.6
13 Poland 0.5
14 Brazil 0.4
15 Mongolia 0.35
16 Iran 0.3
17 Armenia 0.25
18 Serbia 0.2
19 Bolivia 0.18
20 Turkey 0.15
Source: USGS, ICSG, 2024
The State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection has approved the form of an international certificate for the export of table eggs to Canada, the press service of the Union of Poultry Breeders of Ukraine reports.
“Please note that eggs can only be exported to Canada in cooperation with licensed importers in Canada, who must have a valid SFC (Safe Food for Canadians License),” the agency said.
The form of the certificate is available on the official web portal of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection in the section “International Cooperation” in the section “Certificates for export from Ukraine”.
The agency’s website also contains additional information on compliance with Canadian legislation by producers of table eggs and egg products, in particular on the storage and transportation of eggs and egg products, labeling of eggs and egg products, salmonellosis control program – egg products, salmonellosis control program – table eggs, requirements for egg sorting, and identification standards.
ArcelorMittal reduced its EBITDA by 4.5% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the fourth quarter, to $1.58 billion, the company said in a statement. Compared to the same period last year, the figure fell by 19.2%.
The quarterly decline in EBITDA was due to weather conditions in Brazil, while prices and costs in Europe also had a negative impact on the figure, along with a decline in financial results in India. At the same time, EBITDA was supported by an improved situation in North America, including higher production volumes and a positive effect from price increases.
Operating profit in the last quarter amounted to $825 million, compared to $529 million in the previous period and $1.072 billion a year earlier. The figure was impacted by impairment charges of $80 million related to the closure of the South African facility, among other things.
Net profit in January-March amounted to $805 million, compared to a loss of $390 million a quarter earlier and a profit of $938 million in Q1 2024. The quarterly increase was driven by higher operating profit, foreign exchange gains (mainly due to the depreciation of the US dollar) and lower taxes.
Revenue increased by 0.6% last quarter to $14.798 billion, amounting to $14.798 billion. In the first quarter of 2024, revenue was $16.282 billion.
ArcelorMittal’s capex in January-March amounted to $1 billion. The capex target for this year is $4.5-5 billion, including $1.4-1.5 billion for strategic projects and $300-400 million for decarbonization projects.
In the first quarter, the company increased steel production by 5.7% compared to the previous three months, to 14.8 million tons (14.4 million tons a year earlier). The company shipped 13.6 million tons of steel last quarter (13.5 million tons in the previous quarter and a year earlier). Iron ore production in the quarter decreased by 6.3% to 11.8 million tonnes (10.2 million tonnes a year earlier).
In January-March this year, Dneprometiz-TAS LLC (Dnipro), owned by Ukrainian businessman Sergiy Tigipko, increased its net profit by 0.6% year-on-year to UAH 3.938 million.
According to the company’s interim report, net income decreased by 0.58% to UAH 778.319 million in the period under review.
At the same time, the company’s retained earnings amounted to UAH 266.986 million at the end of March.
As reported, in 2024, Dneprometiz-TAS increased its net profit by 47.7% compared to 2023 – to UAH 14.197 million from UAH 9.610 million, while net income increased by 22.7% to UAH 3 billion 285.688 million. At the same time, the company’s retained earnings amounted to UAH 263.048 million at the end of 2024.
“In 2023, Dneprometiz reduced its net profit by 2.6 times compared to 2022, to UAH 9.658 million from UAH 24.733 million. Last year, net income increased by 8.2% to UAH 2 billion 677.836 million.
“In 2022, Dneprometiz reduced its net profit six times year-on-year to UAH 25.572 million, while net income increased by 1.1% to UAH 2 billion 474.397 million.
“Dneprometiz-TAS produces hardware products from low-carbon steels. The company’s annual production capacity is 120 thousand tons.
The company is owned by T.A.S. Overseas Investments Limited (Cyprus) owns 98.6578 percent of Dneprometiz LLC.
The authorized capital of Dneprometiz-TAS LLC is UAH 83.480 million.
“Open4Business has analyzed the world’s copper producers in 2024. According to the International Copper Study Group (ICSG) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS), global copper production reached 23 million tons in 2024, up 3.2% year-on-year.
Top 20 copper producing countries in 2024
Rank Country Production volume (mln tons)
1 Chile 5.3
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.3
3 Peru 2.6
4 China 1.8
5 Indonesia 1.1
6 USA 1.1
7 Russia 0.93
8 Australia 0.8
9 Kazakhstan 0.74
10 Mexico 0.7
11 Zambia 0.65
12 Canada 0.6
13 Poland 0.5
14 Brazil 0.4
15 Mongolia 0.35
16 Iran 0.3
17 Armenia 0.25
18 Serbia 0.2
19 Bolivia 0.18
20 Turkey 0.15
