Motor (Transport) Insurance Bureau of Ukraine (MTSBU) has made 6.763 thousand payments from the Victims Protection Fund (VPF) in January-November 2023, which is 33.2% more than in the same period of 2022. According to the MTSBU report on its website, the total amount of such payments increased by 44.6% to UAH 393.7 million compared to January-November.
The largest volume of payments – UAH 269.5 mln, or 68.5% in terms of the amount and 4.3 thousand in terms of the number of payments for damage caused by the perpetrators of road accidents who do not have a valid CMTPL insurance policy. Compared to the corresponding period of 2022, the number of such payments increased by 33%, the amount – by 89.1%.
This trend is increasing due to the socio-economic consequences of the war.
For drivers of privileged categories from the FZP during the reporting period, almost 1.1 thousand payments were made for the amount of UAH 72.9 million, which is 28.8% more in number and 46.7% more in amount than in the same period of 2022.
In January-November 2023 the MTSBU paid UAH 12,1 mln on liabilities of insurance companies that have ceased their activity and recognized as bankrupt.
For the liabilities of companies that have ceased to operate in the MTPL insurance market, but recognized bankrupt in accordance with the procedure established by law, payments were made at the expense of the guarantee contributions of such insurers in the amount of UAH 34.4 million available in the MTSBU FZP.
The MTSBU also notes that the minimum regulatory payments for accidents caused by an unidentified vehicle (such cases are paid only on the fact of threat to life and health) remain UAH 4.4 mln, and those caused by cars that were seized as a result of unlawful actions – UAH 0.22 mln.
Motor (Transport) Insurance Bureau of Ukraine, Victims Protection Fund, МТСБУ
The Verkhovna Rada has legalized medical cannabis and made it possible to use medical preparations containing cannabis (Cannabis) for the treatment of cancer and post-traumatic stress disorder. For the bill № 7457 on regulating the circulation of plants of the genus of hemp (Cannabis) for medical, industrial purposes, scientific and scientific-technical activities to create conditions for expanding access to patients to the necessary treatment of cancer and post-traumatic stress disorder, received as a result of wars, voted as a whole 248 people’s deputies at the plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada on Thursday.
The bill creates regulatory conditions for the legal limited circulation and use of cannabis, its resin, extracts and tinctures for medical, industrial purposes, scientific and scientific-technical activities.
The law comes into force six months after its promulgation.
Ukraine has received 1.5 billion euros of macro-financial aid from the European Union, Prime Minister Denis Shmygal said.
“Thus, the total budgetary support from the European Union this year reached 18 billion euros. These funds help us to maintain economic sustainability and fulfill social obligations,” Shmygal wrote in his Telegram channel.
He also thanked the EU for the weighty and timely assistance to Ukraine and expressed hope for further support.
The portfolio of domestic government bonds (government bonds) of Ukrainian banks increased by UAH 4.355 billion (by 0.7%) – to UAH 632.116 billion, legal entities – by UAH 2.404 billion (by 1.8%) – to UAH 135.172 billion, individuals – by UAH 0.321 billion (by 0.6%) – to UAH 51.515 billion.
According to the NBU, the total portfolio of government bonds increased by UAH 7.087bn (by 0.5%) – to UAH 1554.292bn from UAH 1547.205bn a day earlier, in the ownership of the National Bank and therobschina remained unchanged, non-residents – changed slightly.
The official exchange rate for December 21 – 37.5516 UAH/$1
Movement of trains on the railway station Medyka (Peremyshl direction), stopped due to the derailment of a freight train in Poland, resumed, reports the press service of “Ukrzaliznytsia”.
“The section near Medyka (Poland) is open for traffic, the train №74 “Peremyshl – Kharkiv” has just departed with a delay of 4 hours 30 minutes. Passengers of flight No. 31 “Zaporizhzhya – Peremyshl” are already waiting for buses for transfer to Krakow,” Ukrzaliznytsia’s Telegram channel said on Wednesday evening.
In December, OTP Bank made a charitable contribution of UAH 11 million to the Superhumans Center. This amount includes UAH 10 million for the creation and provision of personalized wards for the Superhumans Center, as well as UAH 1 million for prosthetics for the center’s patients.
“In this powerful partnership with the Superhumans Center, we are inspired and motivated to seek and find new opportunities to support our heroes. As a result, the patients will receive the necessary rehabilitation, and the center will receive additional equipment,” said Volodymyr Mudryi, CEO of OTP Bank.
The total amount of OTP Bank’s assistance to the Superhumans Center has already amounted to UAH 21 million: in addition to the UAH 11 million just transferred, more than UAH 3 million was raised at a charity auction dedicated to the Independence Day of Ukraine, and OTP Bank added to these funds and transferred another UAH 5 million to the Superhumans Center to create an educational center on its basis. In addition, the bank transfers UAH 1 million to the Superhumans Center’s account on a monthly basis.
“As long as our heroes need support, we will not stop! We urge all our customers and partners to join the bank’s charitable initiatives,” said Lesia Syrota, OTP Bank Retail Sales Director and team leader of the OTP Bank Helps Ukraine project.
Thus, until December 25, OTP Bank is holding a charity Christmas auction, the proceeds from which will also be transferred to the Superhumans Center for prosthetics for defenders who lost their limbs in the war and need comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation. All customers of the bank can take part in the charity auction in the OTP Bank UA app. The full list of lots is available on the website.
We remind you that in September OTP Bank and Superhumans Center signed an agreement on charitable donation for 2023-2024.
