The first case of monkeypox has been registered in Ukraine, the Ministry of Health reports.
“Currently, the patient is hospitalized in a medical facility for inpatient treatment, he has a mild course of the disease,” the department said.
The Ministry of Health clarifies that the disease was diagnosed thanks to a PCR study conducted by the regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health. Now there is an epidemiological investigation of the specified case.
In order to preserve the comfort of the patient, the department does not specify exactly where the disease was diagnosed.
According to the patient, he had no contact with patients with monkeypox and did not travel abroad. However, the appearance of symptoms of the disease and the preliminary results of the epidemiological history indicate that the patient was infected in one of the major cities in the country.
Of the symptoms of the disease, he has a fever, a rash on his body.
The Ministry of Health clarifies that in Ukraine there is no need for vaccination against monkeypox yet, given the lack of registered cases and the reduced likelihood of their entry. In addition, the World Health Organization does not recommend mass vaccination.
Monkeypox is a smallpox-like disease caused by viruses of the poxvirus family. It is similar to smallpox, but has a lower mortality rate and milder symptoms.
By 2022, monkeypox was recorded in the countries of Central and West Africa, now more than half of all recorded cases occur in South and North America.
There are currently three monkeypox vaccines registered worldwide, but their production and stocks are limited. Some countries are already vaccinating risk groups given the spread of the disease. Previously, vaccination against monkeypox was carried out only in countries endemic for this infection, that is, countries in Africa.
Earlier, Ukrainian experts analyzed this disease and considered the risks of a pandemic to be extremely low. For more details, watch the program about this on the YouTube channel of the Club of Experts:
Today, financial technologies are one of the most promising areas of business development. Modern fintech companies provide a wide range of services from securing electronic payments and open banking transactions to the exchange of crypto assets. Since electronic financial services such as, for example, shopping with a credit card or smartphone have long been an integral part of our lives, the fintech sector already hold leading positions in capitalization and development dynamics, even despite adverse market conditions preveiled in 2022.
To characterize a company operating in the fintech market, one can be guided by such criteria as the use of the latest technologies in financial transactions, including payments, electronic payments, insurance, blockchain and cryptocurrency, digital banking, investment and wealth management, as well as lending and personal financing. Currency exchange operations, electronic banking, government digitalization (in the field of taxation) and telecommunications services are also part of financial technologies.
How to determine the development dynamics of a financial company in the technology sector? First of all, you need to take into account the volume of finances spent through digital channels for a certain period. It is also important that such a company has its own application for a smartphone, the amount of download of the application, as well as the number of its active users. An important factor is the number of countries in which the company operates. It takes into account growth dynamics over the past year, as well as examples of innovations in digital payments and the impact of these innovations on consumers and businesses. And, perhaps, the most important thing is the availability and volume of funding from venture capitalists, since investors are a priori market experts and will not invest in a non-viable startup, otherwise they will simply have nothing to invest over time.
So, taking into account the above factors, our portal has compiled a list of the five most dynamically developing fintech companies in 2022.
Fifth place
Chime. One of the fastest growing American fintech companies that specializes in providing customers with free online banking opportunities. The Chime platform allows users to access mobile banking systems through a website and smartphone app. The company makes most of its money from the exchange. Chime, which is relatively new to the market, now has over 9 million users and is worth over $1.6 billion, with over 185,000 Twitter followers.
Fourth place
PayJoy. The main mission of this company is to provide access to credit operations to a billion people in emerging markets around the world. PayJoy’s unique mobile device locking technology allows customers to afford to buy their first smartphone on credit, using the phone itself as collateral, and then provides additional access to loans to overcome financial difficulties and improve wealth. PayJoy services millions of customers in countries such as Mexico, Brazil, India, Kenya and South Africa. The dynamics of development and the amount of investments allow us to say with confidence that the company will achieve its goal of attracting a billion customers in the coming years.
Third place
AMAN Holding. Founded in Egypt in 2015, the fintech company is one of the largest players in this market in the Arab world, with almost half a billion potential customers. The company services more than two million consumers daily through its terminals and smartphone app. AMAN also has a super app that allows doing e-commerce, paying bills and utility bills, making charitable donations and playing games, among other things.
Second place
Volgende Kft. This is a dynamically developing Hungarian company that is actively developing the European financial services market. The company is actively implementing innovative technologies, in particular, in the development of mobile financial applications. The main activity is the development and implementation of investment strategies, primarily in the field of venture capital investments. Volgende Kft successfully works with the world’s largest funds to attract investments, as well as the implementation of large fintech startups at various stages of development. In addition, the company is an active player in the insurance market.
First place
Western Union. One of the most famous companies in the global fintech market continues to firmly hold leadership in many areas and does not lose ground to its younger and more aggressive competitors. Today, this American company helps clients move finance around the world with a set of electronic currency transaction tools. On the Western Union platform, users can initiate transfers online, through a smartphone application or offline anywhere in the world where there is a branch of the company. Western Union maintains the largest network of branches in dozens of countries, which allows customers to quickly transfer money.
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The project of Ukraine, a warring country, for 2023 was developed by the Ministry of Finance and supported by the Cabinet of Ministers, said Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko.
“The 2023 state budget is the budget of a country that will become stronger, strengthen its defense capabilities, be able to recover from the damage caused by Russian armed aggression, and also take care of citizens in need,” he wrote on Facebook on Tuesday.
According to the Budget Code, the government must submit the draft state budget to the Verkhovna Rada by September 15.
Against the backdrop of the ongoing Russian military aggression in Ukraine, Indian Ambassador to Ukraine Harsh Kumar Jain handed over to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine the 12th cargo of humanitarian aid, which included medicines and medical equipment, including hemostatic bandages.
According to a press release from the Indian embassy given to the Interfax-Ukraine agency, India had already transferred 97.5 tons of humanitarian aid to Ukraine, which consisted of medical products, blankets, tents, medical products and medical equipment.
“India remains committed to expanding its humanitarian support to the people of Ukraine during this challenging time,” said Ambassador Jain.
In addition, several Indian pharmaceutical companies donated medicines, emergency supplies, food and financial assistance to Ukraine in the amount of more than $8 million.
The TAS Agro agrarian group has appointed Valeriy Novitsky as the CEO of the holding, where he previously served on the Board of Directors, its Facebook page reported on Monday.
According to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs, Novitsky owns 40% in the authorized capital of Bilzerno LLC (Misaylovka village, Kyiv region) and 55% in TN Product LLC (Kyiv), while the remaining 60% and 45% in these legal entities belong to the Ukrainian businessman Sergey Tigipko.
Before the war, TAS Agro cultivated 83 thousand hectares in Vinnitsa, Kyiv, Kirovograd, Chernihiv, Nikolaev, Sumy, Kherson and Dnepropetrovsk regions, was engaged in dairy farming (up to 5.5 thousand heads of cattle), owned six elevators with a one-time storage capacity of 250 thousand tons.
The TAS Group was founded in 1998. Her business interests cover the financial sector (banking and insurance segments) and pharmacy, as well as industry, real estate, and venture projects.
The founder of “TAS” is Sergey Tigipko.
Over the past two weeks, Oschadbank has concluded 149 loan agreements for a total of UAH 547 million under the Affordable Loans 5-7-9% program, the Ministry of Finance reported on its website.
According to the agency, in just two weeks, under this state program, all participating banks issued 247 loans in the amount of UAH 1.43 billion.
According to the Ministry of Finance, during the specified period, FUIB issued 26 additional loans for UAH 193 million, Credit Agricole Bank – 23 loans for UAH 163 million. Raiffeisen Bank – 11 loans for UAH 115 million, state-owned Ukrgasbank – three loans for UAH 12 million, ProCredit Bank – two loans for UAH 5 million, and state-owned Ukreximbank – one loan for UAH 19 million.
The Ministry of Finance clarified that during the period of martial law in Ukraine, 11,986 loans worth UAH 40.6 billion were concluded within the framework of the state program “Affordable loans 5-7-9%”, 44 banks participate in the program.
In total, since the start of the program on September 12, companies have received 46.808 thousand loans from authorized banks for a total of UAH 138.22 billion, of which 30.031 thousand from state-owned banks for UAH 54.4 billion.
Despite the absence of new loans in recent weeks from PrivatBank, it remains the leader in terms of the number and volume of issued financing – 19.39 thousand loans for UAH 19.67 billion. It is followed by Oschadbank – 6.67 thousand for UAH 19.67 billion and UAH 16.08 billion, respectively.
The top five also includes Raiffeisen Bank – 4.09 thousand loans for UAH 18.55 billion, state-owned Ukrgasbank – 3.18 thousand for UAH 11.74 billion and FUIB – 2.57 thousand for UAH 15.49 billion. In the second five – ProCredit Bank – 2.23 thousand for UAH 9.94 billion, Kredobank – 1.52 thousand for UAH 5.84 billion, Credit Agricole Bank – 1.4 thousand for UAH 8.28 billion, OTP The bank – 0.81 thousand for UAH 4.91 billion and the state-owned Ukreximbank – 0.79 thousand for UAH 6.36 billion.
