Business news from Ukraine

Business news from Ukraine

Transmagistral will insure employees of Naftogaz Digital Technologies under voluntary medical insurance

On June 3, 2025, Naftogaz Digital Technologies LLC and Transmagistral Insurance Company signed an agreement on voluntary medical insurance for employees.
According to the Prozorro electronic public procurement system, the contract amount is UAH 7.466 million. The term for the delivery of goods, performance of work, or provision of services is June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026.
Transmagistral, registered in 2003, specializes in providing services in the field of risk insurance.

 

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Forecast of power system capacity deficit, %

Forecast of power system capacity deficit, %

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Parents understand importance of their role in protecting children’s rights, but they need support, UNICEF survey finds

A new study has found that most parents and caregivers believe that families should protect children’s rights, but they lack a clear understanding of those rights and may sometimes violate them.

KYIV, 3 June 2025. Almost all parents and caregivers recognize their key role in protecting their children’s rights and helping them realize their rights, but more than a third admit that they sometimes violate these rights, according to a new UNICEF survey.

The findings, released to mark the start of International Month of Fatherhood, also show that 89% of parents surveyed do not have a clear understanding of what children’s rights are under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which outlines children’s civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights.

“The responses of parents in our survey show that they are determined to better protect their children’s rights and provide them with all the necessary support and care,” said Munir Mammadzade, UNICEF Representative in Ukraine. “At the same time, they are genuinely concerned about how their actions affect their children in such stressful times.”

The teenagers who participated in the survey indicated that their rights were most often violated through psychological or physical abuse, disregard for their opinions, or violations of their privacy.

“We must do everything possible to protect and ensure the rights of children everywhere, including at home,” said Daria Gerasymchuk, Advisor to the President of Ukraine on Children’s Rights and Child Rehabilitation. “Parents and caregivers are going through extremely difficult times and are trying to cope with the consequences of the war, so we are committed to doing everything we can to help them raise their children.”

Parents may sometimes violate their children’s rights, but 67% of adolescents aged 14 to 18 said they would turn to their parents for protection if their rights were violated, and another 24% consider teachers to be their second most important source of support.

“Parents are the main source of support for a child’s development and well-being, but it is difficult for them to cope on their own, especially in times of war,” said Mr Mammadzade. “A strong foundation for children’s rights is laid at home, but it must be reinforced by policies and services that help parents and caregivers to care for the next generation.”

Other key findings from the survey show that:

  • Overall awareness of children’s rights is high, but there are significant gaps: only 11% of respondents are familiar with specific provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
  • Gender differences in perceptions: 81% of women consider shouting or using abusive language to be a form of violence against children, compared to only 68% of men.
  • Limited family dialogue on children’s rights and well-being: only 22% of parents and 17% of adolescents reported that their families discuss children’s rights on a monthly basis or more often.

UNICEF is launching a campaign to strengthen knowledge about children’s rights and calls for children to be respected and empowered to defend their rights.

Notes for editors:

The digital survey, “Perceptions of children’s rights: knowledge, attitudes, and implementation experiences in Ukrainian families,” includes responses from 600 men and women aged 19 to 55 who have children, as well as 400 adolescents aged 14 to 18. The survey was conducted throughout Ukraine by Gradus Research.

The full report is available here.

Media contacts:

Tobi Fricker

Communications and Advocacy Officer

UNICEF Ukraine

Tel: +38-050-245-67-31

Email: tfricker@unicef.org

https://interfax.com.ua/

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Buryak brothers plan to buy 25% of Brokbusiness-Zhizn

Alexander Buryak and Sergey Buryak have announced their intention to acquire 49,995 thousand shares, or 24.995% of the shares of Brokbusiness-Zhizn JSC (Kyiv), which specializes in providing insurance agent and broker services.
According to the OpenDataBot website, Brokbusiness-Zhizn was registered on November 15, 2007. The main shareholder is SK BBS Insurance, which owns 99.9% of the shares. The authorized capital is UAH 20 million.
In addition, Alexander Buryak announced his intention to acquire 23.125% of the shares of PJSC “Closed Undiversified Venture Corporate Investment Fund ”Brockbusiness.”
According to the OpenDataBot website, the fund was established in 2008. Its shareholders are IC “BBS Insurance” (24.454%), LLC ‘Parasol’ (7.954%), and LLC “Financial Company ”BLK” (20.469%).
The authorized capital is 84.3 million hryvnia.

 

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MetLife to pay UAH 270 million in dividends 

The shareholders’ meeting of MetLife (Kyiv) on May 28, 2025, decided to pay dividends in the amount of UAH 270.486 million (UAH 32.85 per share), according to information published by the insurer in the disclosure system of the National Securities Commission of Ukraine.According to the published data, the payment will be made in US dollars, subject to the restrictions imposed by the National Bank of Ukraine on the transfer of foreign currency by residents abroad to foreign investors/non-residents for the payment of dividends from July 1, 2025, to January 1, 2026.The company has been operating in Ukraine since 2002. Its main areas of business are life insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, corporate insurance, and bancassurance.

 

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Average price per hectare of land in 2023, UAH

Average price per hectare of land in 2023, UAH

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